Grand Haven High School

Summary:

Grand Haven High School is a public high school serving 1,732 students in grades 9-12 in Grand Haven, Michigan, which is part of the Grand Haven Area Public Schools district.

Grand Haven High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Michigan, with students performing significantly better than the state average on standardized tests. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate of over 91% and a relatively low dropout rate. However, the student population is predominantly White, with a lower percentage of minority students compared to nearby schools like West Ottawa High School Campus and Dunes Alternative High School. Additionally, Grand Haven High School has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher socioeconomic status compared to nearby schools like Central High School and Dunes Alternative High School.

While Grand Haven High School's academic excellence and high graduation rates are commendable, the school may need to address the issues of racial diversity and chronic absenteeism to ensure continued success and provide the best possible educational experience for all its students. The school's predominantly White student population and the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.5% in 2018-2019 to 48.0% in 2022-2023, are areas that the school should consider addressing to maintain its high standards and support the needs of all learners.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 17001 Ferris St
       Grand Haven, MI  49417-9441


(616) 850-6000

District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
85th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,983 Help


Feeder schools for Grand Haven High School:

Elementary:    Ferry School
    Griffin Elementary School
    Lake Hills Elementary School
    Mary A White School
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Middle:    Lakeshore Middle School
    White Pines Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  1,732

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.8%
Hispanic:
6.6%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.5% Help


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Compare Details Grand Haven High School ranks better than 88.6% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.09. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven High School has the largest high school student body size in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (86.8%), Hispanic (6.6%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Haven High School is 18.3. 1 high schools in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Grand Haven High School employs 94.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Haven High School is $14,983, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Haven High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Haven High School 85th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Grand Haven High School in the ranking list.)

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Grand Haven Area Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Haven Area Public Schools 153rd of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grand Haven High School

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Rank History for all students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.15 71st 705 89.9%
2007 81.75 111th 767 85.5%
2008 90.47 39th 750 94.8%
2009 88.09 65th 754 91.4%
2010 87.67 55th 765 92.8%
2011 88.96 36th 784 95.4%
2012 88.07 74th 773 90.4%
2013 89.40 66th 805 91.8%
2014 88.46 62nd 799 92.2%
2015 83.67 113th 832 86.4%
2016 84.53 102nd 852 88.0%
2017 82.09 113th 835 86.5%
2018 86.29 85th 824 89.7%
2019 84.23 87th 666 86.9%
2021 58.86 190th 561 66.1%
2022 88.93 62nd 531 88.3%
2023 92.09 40th 735 94.6%
2024 84.09 85th 743 88.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 34.12 64th 105 39.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.90 40th 315 87.3%
2019 26.55 45th 61 26.2%
2021 38.09 15th 25 40.0%
2022 20.28 11th 13 15.4%
2023 82.05 13th 116 88.8%
2024 37.28 78th 130 40.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.84 141st 755 81.3%
2019 77.29 88th 532 83.5%
2021 41.76 252nd 417 39.6%
2022 64.52 128th 369 65.3%
2023 88.23 46th 614 92.5%
2024 59.85 224th 654 65.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.85 100th 710 85.9%
2019 85.37 66th 554 88.1%
2021 52.15 201st 462 56.5%
2022 80.64 79th 416 81.0%
2023 87.97 51st 611 91.7%
2024 82.36 79th 619 87.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.53 79th 707 88.8%
2019 76.48 111th 543 79.6%
2021 56.41 168th 472 64.4%
2022 91.44 42nd 440 90.5%
2023 92.46 35th 611 94.3%
2024 80.03 97th 633 84.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.95 96th 201 52.2%
2023 50.98 88th 190 53.7%
2024 43.41 110th 195 43.6%
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Rank History for White students at Grand Haven High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.84 90th 708 87.3%
2019 82.02 87th 582 85.1%
2021 56.57 184th 516 64.3%
2022 87.67 61st 492 87.6%
2023 91.36 42nd 647 93.5%
2024 83.20 78th 638 87.8%
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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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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, January 22, 2021

Open Quote Excellent school with very fine teachers, I had graduated from Grand Haven High School, it was an excellent school and the fine education made my adult life so successful. Our 2 children and their 6 children the also graduated from Grand Haven High School and all 8 loved the school, the teachers. and all are very successful. All 8 have said the teachers were very effective and very helpful and gave them a real leg up in college compared to most others. 5 stars plus rating from 3 generations! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Grand Haven High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1146 1 14 10 14 n/a n/a -1 1184
1989 1087 2 22 11 11 n/a n/a -4 1129
1990 1050 2 23 26 7 n/a n/a -65 1043
1991 1053 1 16 22 11 n/a n/a 0 1103
1992 1098 9 7 17 9 n/a n/a 0 1140
1993 1106 5 10 20 11 n/a n/a 0 1152
1994 1197 6 6 22 8 n/a n/a 0 1239
1995 1200 3 8 22 8 n/a n/a 0 1241
1996 1200 3 8 22 8 n/a n/a 0 1241
1997 1266 4 10 28 14 n/a n/a 0 1322
1998 1806 4 28 38 27 n/a n/a 0 1903
1999 1803 7 30 37 27 n/a n/a 0 1904
2000 1841 6 24 49 20 n/a n/a 0 1940
2001 1920 10 26 49 21 n/a n/a 0 2026
2002 1897 11 26 58 11 n/a n/a 1 2004
2003 1897 11 26 58 11 n/a n/a 1 2004
2004 1880 15 29 59 11 n/a n/a 0 1994
2005 1826 19 31 67 10 n/a n/a 1 1954
2006 1772 18 28 68 14 n/a n/a 8 1908
2007 1773 16 22 67 10 n/a n/a 13 1901
2008 1748 20 28 60 12 n/a n/a 21 1889
2009 1698 20 29 54 15 n/a n/a 24 1840
2010 1646 26 32 56 12 n/a n/a 22 1794
2011 1635 18 24 77 9 2 20 0 1785
2012 1648 27 34 73 10 2 22 0 1816
2013 1657 25 36 92 9 0 19 0 1838
2014 1707 19 42 108 10 0 26 0 1912
2015 1683 26 41 122 12 0 38 0 1922
2016 1698 25 44 129 12 0 43 0 1951
2017 1661 24 46 108 7 0 49 0 1895
2018 1713 22 48 92 6 0 48 0 1929
2019 1729 23 43 90 4 0 41 0 1930
2020 1655 29 41 83 5 1 48 0 1862
2021 1583 30 37 82 4 1 44 0 1781
2022 1515 32 29 102 3 1 45 0 1727
2023 1503 24 27 115 4 1 58 0 1732

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 Grand Haven High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1184 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1129 n/a n/a 1.3
1990 1043 82.0 12.7 1.2
1991 1103 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1140 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 1152 n/a 0.0 1.5
1994 1239 61.0 20.3 2.3
1995 1241 64.3 19.3 4
1996 1241 64.3 19.3 4
1997 1322 69.0 19.2 4
1998 1903 89.0 21.4 4.8
1999 1904 95.0 20.0 4.3
2000 1940 98.9 19.6 9.4
2001 2026 96.0 21.1 8.1
2002 2004 98.5 20.3 11.8
2003 2004 98.5 20.3 11.8
2004 1994 94.2 21.2 13.1
2005 1954 94.9 20.6 15.5
2006 1908 92.5 20.6 17.1
2007 1901 91.0 20.9 21.3
2008 1889 87.9 21.5 22.7
2009 1840 89.6 20.5 23.7
2010 1794 90.2 19.8 28.7
2011 1785 91.4 19.5 29.7
2012 1816 89.7 20.2 31.8
2013 1838 88.0 20.8 29.4
2014 1912 90.3 21.1 29.8
2015 1922 90.0 21.3 31.1
2016 1951 89.0 21.9 27.7
2017 1895 92.3 20.5 26.4
2018 1929 90.8 21.2 25.7
2019 1930 93.0 20.7 22
2020 1862 94.0 19.8 23.3
2021 1781 91.6 19.4 23.1
2022 1727 93.5 18.4 24.6
2023 1732 94.1 18.3 24.5

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 Grand Haven High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1184 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1129 n/a n/a 1.3
1990 1043 82.0 12.7 1.2
1991 1103 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1140 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 1152 n/a 0.0 1.5
1994 1239 61.0 20.3 2.3
1995 1241 64.3 19.3 4
1996 1241 64.3 19.3 4
1997 1322 69.0 19.2 4
1998 1903 89.0 21.4 4.8
1999 1904 95.0 20.0 4.3
2000 1940 98.9 19.6 9.4
2001 2026 96.0 21.1 8.1
2002 2004 98.5 20.3 11.8
2003 2004 98.5 20.3 11.8
2004 1994 94.2 21.2 13.1
2005 1954 94.9 20.6 15.5
2006 1908 92.5 20.6 17.1
2007 1901 91.0 20.9 21.3
2008 1889 87.9 21.5 22.7
2009 1840 89.6 20.5 23.7
2010 1794 90.2 19.8 28.7
2011 1785 91.4 19.5 29.7
2012 1816 89.7 20.2 31.8
2013 1838 88.0 20.8 29.4
2014 1912 90.3 21.1 29.8
2015 1922 90.0 21.3 31.1
2016 1951 89.0 21.9 27.7
2017 1895 92.3 20.5 26.4
2018 1929 90.8 21.2 25.7
2019 1930 93.0 20.7 22
2020 1862 94.0 19.8 23.3
2021 1781 91.6 19.4 23.1
2022 1727 93.5 18.4 24.6
2023 1732 94.1 18.3 24.5

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 Grand Haven High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $376 (3.6%) $10,153 (96.4%) $10,529
2020 $430 (3.8%) $10,806 (96.2%) $11,236
2021 $718 (5.8%) $11,700 (94.2%) $12,418
2022 $640 (4.8%) $12,607 (95.2%) $13,248
2023 $1,012 (6.8%) $13,971 (93.2%) $14,983

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grand Haven 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

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 87th of 666 High schoolsRanks 40th of 735 High schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Grand Haven High School)6353.9
 9.1%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Grand Haven Area Public Schools)59.449.7
 9.7%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Grand Haven High School)70.374.6
 4.3%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Grand Haven Area Public Schools)68.270
 1.8%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Grand Haven High School)49.649.2
 0.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Grand Haven Area Public Schools)46.744.2
 2.5%
   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 Students19301732
 10.3%
African American2324
 4.3%
American Indian44
Asian4327
 37.2%
Hispanic90115
 27.8%
Pacific Islander01
White17291503
 13.1%
Two or More Races4158
 41.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22%24.5%
 2.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Haven High School

Students at Grand Haven High School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Grand Haven High School ranks 85th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Grand Haven High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ferry School
Elementary : Griffin Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Mary A White School
Elementary : Peach Plains School
Elementary : Robinson School
Elementary : Rosy Mound School
Middle : Lakeshore Middle School
Middle : White Pines Intermediate School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,732 students attended Grand Haven High School.


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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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