Dakota High School

Summary:

Dakota High School is a public magnet high school located in Macomb, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,723 students. It is part of the Chippewa Valley Schools district, which is ranked 221 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dakota High School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with higher proficiency rates than the Chippewa Valley Schools district and the state of Michigan in all tested subjects. The school also has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 93.8% in 2022-2023 to 96.5% in 2018-2019, significantly above the state and district averages. While the student population is predominantly White (79.69%), Dakota High School has a more diverse student body compared to some nearby schools, with 8.96% African American, 3.53% Hispanic, and 3.71% Asian students.

However, Dakota High School faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.8% in 2018-2019 to 24.7% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for Asian, African American, and special education students compared to other Michigan high schools. When compared to nearby schools, International Academy of Macomb consistently outperforms Dakota High School in academic measures, while Chippewa Valley High School has a more diverse student population but lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 21051 21 Mile Rd
       Macomb, MI  48044-2909


(586) 723-2700

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
198th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,321 Help


Feeder schools for Dakota High School:

Elementary:    Cheyenne Elementary School
    Mohawk Elementary School
    Ojibwa Elementary School
    Sequoyah Elementary School
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Middle:    Iroquois Middle School
    Seneca Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.8 Help
Number of students:  2,723

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.7%
African American:
9.0%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dakota High School ranks better than 73.4% of high schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.7. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dakota High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Dakota High School has the largest high school student body size in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (79.7%), African American (9%), Asian (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dakota High School is 21.8. 2 high schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dakota High School is $13,321, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dakota High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dakota High School 198th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Dakota High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Chippewa Valley Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chippewa Valley Schools 221st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dakota High School

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Rank History for all students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 55.85 384th 705 45.5%
2007 68.59 270th 767 64.8%
2008 73.04 225th 750 70.0%
2009 74.41 208th 754 72.4%
2010 75.18 200th 765 73.9%
2011 74.76 220th 784 71.9%
2012 72.82 203rd 773 73.7%
2013 71.31 223rd 805 72.3%
2014 72.97 190th 799 76.2%
2015 86.03 87th 832 89.5%
2016 78.09 150th 852 82.4%
2017 73.97 172nd 835 79.4%
2018 82.29 123rd 824 85.1%
2019 75.56 141st 666 78.8%
2021 65.39 146th 561 74.0%
2022 74.28 131st 531 75.3%
2023 70.21 179th 735 75.6%
2024 66.70 198th 743 73.4%
See the entire list of Michigan High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.61 43rd 93 53.8%
2019 42.59 19th 36 47.2%
2021 52.48 12th 24 50.0%
2022 23.66 27th 32 15.6%
2023 61.70 39th 110 64.5%
2024 40.92 54th 105 48.6%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.45 12th 102 88.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.97 184th 315 41.6%
2019 27.93 44th 61 27.9%
2021 9.15 25th 25 0.0%
2022 9.56 13th 13 0.0%
2023 23.03 89th 116 23.3%
2024 33.02 89th 130 31.5%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.34 218th 755 71.1%
2019 70.53 123rd 532 76.9%
2021 64.20 120th 417 71.2%
2022 52.68 195th 369 47.2%
2023 43.82 345th 614 43.8%
2024 50.85 293rd 654 55.2%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.10 133rd 710 81.3%
2019 75.49 116th 554 79.1%
2021 60.01 153rd 462 66.9%
2022 64.27 159th 416 61.8%
2023 63.65 189th 611 69.1%
2024 65.70 170th 619 72.5%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.23 107th 707 84.9%
2019 67.47 163rd 543 70.0%
2021 61.79 143rd 472 69.7%
2022 75.72 96th 440 78.2%
2023 67.71 162nd 611 73.5%
2024 57.74 237th 633 62.6%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.10 51st 87 41.4%
2019 53.83 22nd 42 47.6%
2021 57.30 22nd 42 47.6%
2023 52.91 32nd 63 49.2%
2024 42.48 46th 70 34.3%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.51 44th 254 82.7%
2019 79.84 20th 147 86.4%
2021 60.18 22nd 59 62.7%
2022 56.81 24th 51 52.9%
2023 49.88 70th 170 58.8%
2024 44.62 90th 188 52.1%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.78 64th 201 68.2%
2019 53.70 40th 97 58.8%
2021 41.89 41st 64 35.9%
2022 55.84 37th 83 55.4%
2023 52.30 84th 190 55.8%
2024 78.92 35th 195 82.1%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Dakota High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.42 114th 708 83.9%
2019 71.07 141st 582 75.8%
2021 60.61 158th 516 69.4%
2022 72.61 129th 492 73.8%
2023 65.07 185th 647 71.4%
2024 58.60 221st 638 65.4%
See the entire list of Best Michigan High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dakota High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 600 2 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 615
1996 600 2 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 615
1997 956 3 8 7 8 n/a n/a 0 982
1998 1379 7 19 8 11 n/a n/a 0 1424
1999 1530 8 23 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1579
2000 1772 19 25 13 9 n/a n/a 0 1838
2001 1870 26 19 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1935
2002 1909 52 41 20 11 n/a n/a 1 2034
2003 1909 52 41 20 11 n/a n/a 1 2034
2004 1919 59 52 28 11 n/a n/a 3 2072
2005 1984 94 74 42 8 n/a n/a 1 2203
2006 2162 121 79 39 9 n/a n/a 0 2410
2007 2198 148 78 34 8 n/a n/a 30 2496
2008 2216 162 69 35 6 n/a n/a 13 2501
2009 2189 160 62 28 5 n/a n/a 23 2467
2010 2159 193 57 28 8 n/a n/a 32 2477
2011 2179 208 54 40 5 0 33 0 2519
2012 2195 211 62 38 5 1 42 0 2554
2013 2258 240 65 45 4 4 54 0 2670
2014 2288 226 61 45 6 3 57 0 2686
2015 2365 231 82 49 8 6 62 0 2803
2016 2439 236 90 69 4 7 72 0 2917
2017 2485 227 94 83 4 6 82 0 2981
2018 2470 233 101 91 2 5 94 0 2996
2019 2454 220 90 112 1 5 98 0 2980
2020 2371 217 87 98 1 3 92 0 2869
2021 2306 229 87 100 3 4 97 0 2826
2022 2251 226 99 97 3 5 101 0 2782
2023 2170 244 101 96 3 7 102 0 2723

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dakota High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 615 33.6 18.3 2.6
1996 615 33.6 18.3 2.6
1997 982 51.0 19.3 2.6
1998 1424 61.0 23.3 1.8
1999 1579 79.0 20.0 2
2000 1838 90.0 20.4 2
2001 1935 95.0 20.4 2.2
2002 2034 101.4 20.1 3.8
2003 2034 101.4 20.1 3.8
2004 2072 99.5 20.8 31.2
2005 2203 102.6 21.5 7.2
2006 2410 114.6 21.0 7.6
2007 2496 123.5 20.2 10.2
2008 2501 122.2 20.5 6.8
2009 2467 122.1 20.2 9.7
2010 2477 124.7 19.8 16.4
2011 2519 122.7 20.5 16.8
2012 2554 124.1 20.5 19.5
2013 2670 131.1 20.3 18.7
2014 2686 132.8 20.2 17.3
2015 2803 138.0 20.3 13.4
2016 2917 143.0 20.3 12.6
2017 2981 136.2 21.8 11.6
2018 2996 127.7 23.4 19.1
2019 2980 141.1 21.1 18.5
2020 2869 136.9 20.9 17.8
2021 2826 134.5 21.0 17.3
2022 2782 124.1 22.4 20.3
2023 2723 124.6 21.8 23.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dakota High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 615 33.6 18.3 2.6
1996 615 33.6 18.3 2.6
1997 982 51.0 19.3 2.6
1998 1424 61.0 23.3 1.8
1999 1579 79.0 20.0 2
2000 1838 90.0 20.4 2
2001 1935 95.0 20.4 2.2
2002 2034 101.4 20.1 3.8
2003 2034 101.4 20.1 3.8
2004 2072 99.5 20.8 31.2
2005 2203 102.6 21.5 7.2
2006 2410 114.6 21.0 7.6
2007 2496 123.5 20.2 10.2
2008 2501 122.2 20.5 6.8
2009 2467 122.1 20.2 9.7
2010 2477 124.7 19.8 16.4
2011 2519 122.7 20.5 16.8
2012 2554 124.1 20.5 19.5
2013 2670 131.1 20.3 18.7
2014 2686 132.8 20.2 17.3
2015 2803 138.0 20.3 13.4
2016 2917 143.0 20.3 12.6
2017 2981 136.2 21.8 11.6
2018 2996 127.7 23.4 19.1
2019 2980 141.1 21.1 18.5
2020 2869 136.9 20.9 17.8
2021 2826 134.5 21.0 17.3
2022 2782 124.1 22.4 20.3
2023 2723 124.6 21.8 23.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dakota High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $440 (4.3%) $9,709 (95.7%) $10,149
2020 $487 (4.7%) $9,769 (95.3%) $10,256
2021 $541 (4.8%) $10,770 (95.2%) $11,310
2022 $1,722 (14.2%) $10,369 (85.8%) $12,091
2023 $646 (4.8%) $12,675 (95.2%) $13,321

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dakota High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 141st of 666 High schoolsRanks 179th of 735 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Dakota High School)50.846.5
 4.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Chippewa Valley Schools)51.742.4
 9.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Dakota High School)64.757.6
 7.1%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Chippewa Valley Schools)61.755.7
 6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Dakota High School)51.741.6
 10.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Chippewa Valley Schools)48.738.8
 9.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students29802723
 8.6%
African American220244
 10.9%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian90101
 12.2%
Hispanic11296
 14.3%
Pacific Islander57
 40%
White24542170
 11.6%
Two or More Races98102
 4.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.5%23.1%
 4.6%


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Students at Dakota High School are 80% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,723 students attended Dakota High School.

Dakota High School ranks 198th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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