Best Public Schools in Clarklake, MI

Summary:

The city of Clarklake, Michigan has only one public high school, Columbia Alternative Education, which serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 88 students. The school faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Columbia Alternative Education's test scores in both Science and Social Studies are significantly lower than the Columbia School District and state averages, indicating that the school is struggling academically. Additionally, the school has a high dropout rate of 11.5% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 33.6%, which are both concerning and likely contributing to the low academic performance. With 61.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school is serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact educational outcomes.

Without any other schools in the data set, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons and identify how Columbia Alternative Education is performing relative to its peers. However, the combination of low academic performance, high dropout and absenteeism rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students suggests that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address these challenges and improve educational outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Alternative Education	Public	6-12	4460 N Lake Rd	Clarklake	49234	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 529-9400	88	4	25.0	61.4%	78 (88.6%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)	$9,011	$667	$8,345

Cities Near Clarklake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn	3.89 mi	3	163^rd
Jackson	4.23 mi	40	419^th
Napoleon	5.39 mi	4	282^nd
Michigan Center	7.2 mi	3	383^rd
Horton	8.73 mi	2	198^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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