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Fennville Public High School is a public high school located in Fennville, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 378. The school is part of the Fennville Public Schools district, which is ranked 463 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Fennville Public High School faces several key challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (54.23%) compared to the state average, as well as declining four-year graduation rates (from 92.4% in 2019-2020 to 87.3% in 2022-2023), which are lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has fluctuated, reaching a high of 5.8% in 2020-2021, and its chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 20.8% in 2018-2019 to 39.4% in 2022-2023, both of which are significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Fennville Public High School consistently underperforms the state average in various standardized test scores, including M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Allegan High School, Hamilton High School, and Saugatuck High School, Fennville Public High School's performance and metrics are generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, better academic performance, and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, the school's high percentage of students (73.28% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance and higher absenteeism rates.
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