Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Summary:

Escanaba JuniorSenior High School is a public high school serving around 1,100 students in grades 6-12 in Escanaba, Michigan, which is part of the Escanaba Area Public Schools district.

Academically, Escanaba JuniorSenior High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Michigan high schools over the past several years. Its students have shown strong proficiency in subjects like science, social studies, and evidence-based reading and writing on state assessments. The school also maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.9% to 91.8% over the past 5 years, and a low dropout rate of 0-3% during the same period. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.5% in 2018-2019 to 36.3% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Escanaba JuniorSenior High School generally outperforms the Escanaba Student Success Center, which serves a smaller and more disadvantaged student population. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Gladstone Area High School in some academic metrics, such as SAT math proficiency. Additionally, Escanaba JuniorSenior High School's student population is predominantly white, which is reflective of the broader demographic makeup of the Escanaba community, and the school may benefit from efforts to increase racial diversity.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 500 S Lincoln Rd
       Escanaba, MI  49829-1221


(906) 786-6521

District: Escanaba Area Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
176th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,424 Help


Feeder schools for Escanaba JuniorSenior High School:

Elementary:    Escanaba Upper Elementary
    Lemmer Elementary School
    Webster Kindergarten Center

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  1,091

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.7%
American Indian:
4.1%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Escanaba JuniorSenior High School ranks better than 62% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.73. (See more...)
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Compare Details Escanaba JuniorSenior High School ranks better than 76.3% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Escanaba JuniorSenior 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 Racial makeup is: White (90.7%), American Indian (4.1%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School is 21. (See more...)
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Compare Escanaba JuniorSenior High School employs 51.9 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School is $12,424.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Escanaba JuniorSenior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Escanaba JuniorSenior High School 341st of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Escanaba JuniorSenior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Escanaba JuniorSenior High School 176th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Escanaba JuniorSenior High School in the ranking list.)

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Escanaba Area Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Escanaba Area Public Schools 273rd of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.35 420th 675 37.8%
2022 41.24 439th 776 43.4%
2023 50.13 386th 883 56.3%
2024 54.73 341st 897 62.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.38 42nd 199 78.9%
2024 33.38 129th 201 35.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.69 385th 523 26.4%
2022 39.78 426th 691 38.4%
2023 46.54 403rd 825 51.2%
2024 53.04 325th 836 61.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.54 379th 521 27.3%
2022 40.63 363rd 657 44.7%
2023 46.21 378th 770 50.9%
2024 46.72 361st 771 53.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.18 360th 540 33.3%
2022 33.45 433rd 658 34.2%
2023 45.36 379th 776 51.2%
2024 52.72 318th 786 59.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.69 419th 577 27.4%
2022 30.33 457th 638 28.4%
2023 37.91 417th 688 39.4%
2024 39.72 400th 701 42.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.34 366th 705 48.1%
2007 68.07 274th 767 64.3%
2008 78.61 157th 750 79.1%
2009 65.17 331st 754 56.1%
2010 76.72 165th 765 78.4%
2011 74.60 222nd 784 71.7%
2012 70.69 230th 773 70.2%
2013 73.93 194th 805 75.9%
2014 80.91 120th 799 85.0%
2015 65.50 291st 832 65.0%
2016 81.70 118th 852 86.2%
2017 72.77 186th 835 77.7%
2018 79.72 142nd 824 82.8%
2019 48.80 341st 666 48.8%
2021 56.21 208th 561 62.9%
2022 75.60 122nd 531 77.0%
2023 73.27 161st 735 78.1%
2024 69.88 176th 743 76.3%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.03 239th 315 24.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.17 220th 755 70.9%
2019 42.03 325th 532 38.9%
2021 68.25 100th 417 76.0%
2022 80.47 65th 369 82.4%
2023 79.16 74th 614 87.9%
2024 80.98 81st 654 87.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.86 142nd 710 80.0%
2019 54.41 249th 554 55.1%
2021 63.21 133rd 462 71.2%
2022 81.29 76th 416 81.7%
2023 71.98 130th 611 78.7%
2024 69.51 144th 619 76.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.03 141st 707 80.1%
2019 31.40 393rd 543 27.6%
2021 38.18 295th 472 37.5%
2022 60.24 178th 440 59.5%
2023 65.28 176th 611 71.2%
2024 60.56 218th 633 65.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.66 155th 708 78.1%
2019 37.96 370th 582 36.4%
2021 47.55 243rd 516 52.9%
2022 69.83 144th 492 70.7%
2023 62.60 199th 647 69.2%
2024 58.42 222nd 638 65.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1212 1 3 4 34 n/a n/a -5 1249
1989 1142 1 4 4 33 n/a n/a -7 1177
1990 1130 1 6 2 38 n/a n/a -7 1170
1991 1057 2 5 1 32 n/a n/a 9 1106
1992 1135 0 1 1 25 n/a n/a 0 1162
1993 1174 3 4 0 36 n/a n/a 0 1217
1994 1185 3 4 1 38 n/a n/a 0 1231
1995 1175 3 2 2 40 n/a n/a 0 1222
1996 1175 3 2 2 40 n/a n/a 0 1222
1997 1181 3 6 4 57 n/a n/a 0 1251
1998 1178 3 9 4 51 n/a n/a 0 1245
1999 1180 5 11 4 45 n/a n/a 0 1245
2000 1153 3 12 4 47 n/a n/a 0 1219
2001 1101 4 10 4 48 n/a n/a 0 1167
2002 1123 0 6 1 43 n/a n/a 1 1174
2003 1123 0 6 1 43 n/a n/a 1 1174
2004 1096 0 3 3 47 n/a n/a 3 1152
2005 1041 0 6 2 64 n/a n/a 3 1116
2006 1096 0 1 1 13 n/a n/a 2 1113
2007 982 5 3 2 54 n/a n/a 5 1051
2008 923 3 3 3 63 n/a n/a 4 999
2009 853 4 7 3 55 n/a n/a 6 928
2010 828 5 7 3 50 n/a n/a 9 902
2011 934 5 6 6 55 1 12 0 1019
2012 936 7 6 10 47 1 14 0 1021
2013 731 5 5 9 32 2 10 0 794
2014 703 3 9 9 32 2 8 0 766
2015 671 4 8 6 30 0 12 0 731
2016 668 3 6 5 28 0 11 0 721
2017 698 5 6 7 25 0 13 0 754
2018 656 5 4 5 27 0 16 0 713
2019 730 3 3 7 31 0 12 0 786
2020 691 1 6 12 34 0 12 0 756
2021 1089 10 12 24 68 0 18 0 1221
2022 1046 9 10 15 55 0 19 0 1154
2023 987 9 8 19 51 1 25 0 1100
2024 989 10 10 16 45 1 20 0 1091

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 Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1249 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1177 n/a n/a 12.8
1990 1170 65.0 18.0 8
1991 1106 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1162 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1217 n/a 0.0 9.2
1994 1231 49.3 25.0 11.2
1995 1222 52.6 23.2 9.5
1996 1222 52.6 23.2 9.5
1997 1251 55.0 22.7 9.4
1998 1245 53.0 23.5 16.5
1999 1245 53.0 23.5 10.1
2000 1219 53.9 22.6 19.9
2001 1167 50.8 23.0 10.2
2002 1174 50.2 23.4 32.2
2003 1174 50.2 23.4 32.2
2004 1152 49.1 23.5 29.6
2005 1116 48.5 23.0 26.1
2006 1113 47.9 23.2 28.1
2007 1051 47.6 22.1 20.5
2008 999 43.3 23.1 34.6
2009 928 44.0 21.1 35.2
2010 902 40.9 22.0 37.7
2011 1019 45.3 22.4 40
2012 1021 43.7 23.3 41.5
2013 794 35.8 22.1 39.4
2014 766 29.2 26.2 33.7
2015 731 29.0 25.2 33.8
2016 721 32.0 22.5 31.9
2017 754 30.4 24.8 39.9
2018 713 30.7 23.2 39.7
2019 786 30.8 25.4 40.7
2020 756 30.2 24.9 42.6
2021 1221 51.0 23.9 50.6
2022 1154 51.2 22.5 52
2023 1100 54.0 20.3 43.9
2024 1091 51.9 21.0 47.6

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 Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1249 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1177 n/a n/a 12.8
1990 1170 65.0 18.0 8
1991 1106 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1162 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1217 n/a 0.0 9.2
1994 1231 49.3 25.0 11.2
1995 1222 52.6 23.2 9.5
1996 1222 52.6 23.2 9.5
1997 1251 55.0 22.7 9.4
1998 1245 53.0 23.5 16.5
1999 1245 53.0 23.5 10.1
2000 1219 53.9 22.6 19.9
2001 1167 50.8 23.0 10.2
2002 1174 50.2 23.4 32.2
2003 1174 50.2 23.4 32.2
2004 1152 49.1 23.5 29.6
2005 1116 48.5 23.0 26.1
2006 1113 47.9 23.2 28.1
2007 1051 47.6 22.1 20.5
2008 999 43.3 23.1 34.6
2009 928 44.0 21.1 35.2
2010 902 40.9 22.0 37.7
2011 1019 45.3 22.4 40
2012 1021 43.7 23.3 41.5
2013 794 35.8 22.1 39.4
2014 766 29.2 26.2 33.7
2015 731 29.0 25.2 33.8
2016 721 32.0 22.5 31.9
2017 754 30.4 24.8 39.9
2018 713 30.7 23.2 39.7
2019 786 30.8 25.4 40.7
2020 756 30.2 24.9 42.6
2021 1221 51.0 23.9 50.6
2022 1154 51.2 22.5 52
2023 1100 54.0 20.3 43.9
2024 1091 51.9 21.0 47.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $741 (8.6%) $7,879 (91.4%) $8,620
2020 $363 (4.8%) $7,248 (95.2%) $7,611
2021 $384 (4.9%) $7,456 (95.1%) $7,840
2022 $2,539 (23.1%) $8,454 (76.9%) $10,993
2023 $1,914 (15.4%) $10,510 (84.6%) $12,424

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 341st of 666 High schoolsRanks 161st of 735 High schools
 29.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Escanaba JuniorSenior High School)36.544.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Escanaba Area Public Schools)32.839.6
 6.8%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Escanaba JuniorSenior High School)53.654.7
 1.1%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Escanaba Area Public Schools)5048.9
 1.1%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Escanaba JuniorSenior High School)38.737.3
 1.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Escanaba Area Public Schools)34.731.9
 2.8%
   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 Students7861100
 39.9%
African American39
 200%
American Indian3151
 64.5%
Asian38
 166.7%
Hispanic719
 171.4%
Pacific Islander01
White730987
 35.2%
Two or More Races1225
 108.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.7%43.9%
 3.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Escanaba JuniorSenior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,091 students attended Escanaba JuniorSenior High School.

Escanaba JuniorSenior High School ranks 176th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Escanaba JuniorSenior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Escanaba Upper Elementary
Elementary : Lemmer Elementary School
Elementary : Webster Kindergarten Center

Students at Escanaba JuniorSenior High School are 91% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.


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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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