High School

Summary:

High School is a public magnet high school located in Harrison Township, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,246 students. The school is part of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, which is ranked 288 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to the nearby High School North, High School has a more diverse student population with a higher percentage of African American (20.39%) and Hispanic (3.29%) students. However, High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than High School North, with only 19.7% of students proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to 34.5% at High School North. Additionally, High School has a higher dropout rate (5.0%) and chronic absenteeism rate (32.4%) than High School North.

While High School has a higher four-year graduation rate (92.8%) compared to the nearby DiAnne M Pellerin Center (60.6%) and Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ (29.8%), the school's overall performance has been declining over the years, from a high ranking of 219 out of 835 Michigan high schools in 2016-2017 to 318 out of 743 in 2023-2024. This suggests a need for the school to address the underlying factors contributing to this decline and implement strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly for underperforming subgroups.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 38495 Lanse Creuse St
       Harrison Township, MI  48045-3483


(586) 783-6400

District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
318th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,978 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  21.5 Help
Number of students:  1,246

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.2%
African American:
20.4%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details High School ranks better than 57.2% of high schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.97. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at 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 (68.2%), African American (20.4%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at High School is 21.5. 2 high schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at High School is $13,978. 2 high schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

High School:

SchoolDigger ranks High School 318th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See High School in the ranking list.)

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L'Anse Creuse Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks L'Anse Creuse Public Schools 288th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for High School

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Rank History for all students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 59.62 337th 705 52.2%
2007 70.76 241st 767 68.6%
2008 75.24 200th 750 73.3%
2009 68.79 286th 754 62.1%
2010 59.39 404th 765 47.2%
2011 66.41 330th 784 57.9%
2012 57.94 361st 773 53.3%
2013 66.91 266th 805 67.0%
2014 60.89 326th 799 59.2%
2015 61.57 330th 832 60.3%
2016 59.73 328th 852 61.5%
2017 68.26 219th 835 73.8%
2018 55.14 356th 824 56.8%
2019 52.78 302nd 666 54.7%
2021 42.03 316th 561 43.7%
2022 38.60 370th 531 30.3%
2023 48.77 358th 735 51.3%
2024 52.97 318th 743 57.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.98 50th 93 46.2%
2021 33.46 15th 24 37.5%
2023 52.38 55th 110 50.0%
2024 26.64 83rd 105 21.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.33 43rd 102 57.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.86 167th 315 47.0%
2021 21.25 21st 25 16.0%
2024 18.67 110th 130 15.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.48 389th 755 48.5%
2019 38.85 346th 532 35.0%
2021 18.30 375th 417 10.1%
2022 36.03 284th 369 23.0%
2023 46.50 323rd 614 47.4%
2024 52.85 278th 654 57.5%
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Rank History for Female students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.34 338th 710 52.4%
2019 40.09 345th 554 37.7%
2021 35.20 308th 462 33.3%
2022 29.57 346th 416 16.8%
2023 40.95 356th 611 41.7%
2024 44.65 326th 619 47.3%
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Rank History for Male students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.90 350th 707 50.5%
2019 54.93 239th 543 56.0%
2021 38.18 294th 472 37.7%
2022 36.86 298th 440 32.3%
2023 45.88 326th 611 46.6%
2024 50.85 282nd 633 55.5%
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Rank History for African American students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.45 121st 254 52.4%
2019 38.58 81st 147 44.9%
2021 18.14 51st 59 13.6%
2023 35.46 99th 170 41.8%
2024 69.98 38th 188 79.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.61 77th 195 60.5%
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Rank History for White students at High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.24 306th 708 56.8%
2019 51.37 275th 582 52.7%
2021 47.61 242nd 516 53.1%
2022 36.59 336th 492 31.7%
2023 49.57 298th 647 53.9%
2024 48.63 308th 638 51.7%
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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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Open Quote My children do good in school, mostly A's and B's. But feel the teachers put notes up on the board and expect them too study on there own. I like the school but think they need to take more time watching HOW the teachers teach. I spend a lot of the time reteaching my children. Close Quote



Enrollment information for High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1149 7 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1169
1989 1103 12 6 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1130
1990 1056 12 12 3 18 n/a n/a 0 1101
1991 1044 15 8 2 4 n/a n/a 0 1073
1992 1097 14 6 2 9 n/a n/a 0 1128
1993 1132 10 10 11 7 n/a n/a 0 1170
1994 1150 10 10 10 4 n/a n/a 0 1184
1995 1202 26 13 9 6 n/a n/a 0 1256
1996 1202 26 13 9 6 n/a n/a 0 1256
1997 1202 26 13 9 6 n/a n/a 0 1256
1998 1305 22 9 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1346
1999 1382 32 11 8 7 n/a n/a 0 1440
2000 1414 39 17 7 8 n/a n/a 0 1485
2001 1454 46 15 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1533
2002 1529 59 23 18 5 n/a n/a 0 1634
2003 1529 59 23 18 5 n/a n/a 0 1634
2004 1543 67 25 26 11 n/a n/a 0 1672
2005 1581 113 23 26 15 n/a n/a 0 1758
2006 1504 124 20 25 10 n/a n/a 0 1683
2007 1524 142 17 30 10 n/a n/a 5 1728
2008 1456 161 21 37 9 n/a n/a 10 1694
2009 1455 198 18 38 11 n/a n/a 6 1726
2010 1459 253 13 31 10 n/a n/a 2 1768
2011 1397 252 13 44 9 3 44 0 1762
2012 1335 247 13 43 6 3 51 0 1698
2013 1265 236 16 40 6 2 64 0 1629
2014 1202 241 15 35 7 4 72 0 1576
2015 1199 255 14 28 7 3 71 0 1577
2016 1156 268 16 18 5 2 73 0 1538
2017 990 216 10 171 3 2 59 0 1451
2018 1043 231 20 23 4 1 61 0 1383
2019 1004 249 23 27 3 0 63 0 1369
2020 957 228 23 31 2 0 77 0 1318
2021 938 259 14 31 3 2 88 0 1335
2022 942 266 18 50 2 2 104 0 1384
2023 850 254 20 41 2 2 77 0 1246

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1169 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1130 n/a n/a 2.3
1990 1101 62.0 17.7 1.5
1991 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1128 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1170 n/a 0.0 10.1
1994 1184 50.8 23.3 5.6
1995 1256 54.6 23.0 3.3
1996 1256 54.6 23.0 3.3
1997 1256 57.0 22.0 3.6
1998 1346 58.0 23.2 4
1999 1440 62.0 23.2 5
2000 1485 67.8 21.9 7.6
2001 1533 67.2 22.8 8.5
2002 1634 74.6 21.9 11.5
2003 1634 74.6 21.9 11.5
2004 1672 78.8 21.2 10.6
2005 1758 72.6 24.2 13.4
2006 1683 73.7 22.8 13.6
2007 1728 70.0 24.7 17.6
2008 1694 68.6 24.7 21.1
2009 1726 71.6 24.1 25.5
2010 1768 76.3 23.1 29.7
2011 1762 75.8 23.2 31.6
2012 1698 75.8 22.3 33
2013 1629 72.4 22.4 33.9
2014 1576 66.6 23.6 32.6
2015 1577 63.0 25.0 31.5
2016 1538 64.0 24.0 34.3
2017 1451 57.3 25.3 29.4
2018 1383 57.9 23.8 36.4
2019 1369 56.9 24.0 38.2
2020 1318 56.7 23.2 39.3
2021 1335 55.3 24.1 45.1
2022 1384 60.0 23.0 38.9
2023 1246 57.7 21.5 40.9

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1169 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1130 n/a n/a 2.3
1990 1101 62.0 17.7 1.5
1991 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1128 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1170 n/a 0.0 10.1
1994 1184 50.8 23.3 5.6
1995 1256 54.6 23.0 3.3
1996 1256 54.6 23.0 3.3
1997 1256 57.0 22.0 3.6
1998 1346 58.0 23.2 4
1999 1440 62.0 23.2 5
2000 1485 67.8 21.9 7.6
2001 1533 67.2 22.8 8.5
2002 1634 74.6 21.9 11.5
2003 1634 74.6 21.9 11.5
2004 1672 78.8 21.2 10.6
2005 1758 72.6 24.2 13.4
2006 1683 73.7 22.8 13.6
2007 1728 70.0 24.7 17.6
2008 1694 68.6 24.7 21.1
2009 1726 71.6 24.1 25.5
2010 1768 76.3 23.1 29.7
2011 1762 75.8 23.2 31.6
2012 1698 75.8 22.3 33
2013 1629 72.4 22.4 33.9
2014 1576 66.6 23.6 32.6
2015 1577 63.0 25.0 31.5
2016 1538 64.0 24.0 34.3
2017 1451 57.3 25.3 29.4
2018 1383 57.9 23.8 36.4
2019 1369 56.9 24.0 38.2
2020 1318 56.7 23.2 39.3
2021 1335 55.3 24.1 45.1
2022 1384 60.0 23.0 38.9
2023 1246 57.7 21.5 40.9

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 High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $689 (6.6%) $9,716 (93.4%) $10,405
2020 $728 (7.0%) $9,674 (93.0%) $10,402
2021 $1,170 (10.5%) $10,012 (89.5%) $11,182
2022 $1,470 (12.2%) $10,552 (87.8%) $12,022
2023 $1,199 (8.6%) $12,779 (91.4%) $13,978

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

Impact of COVID-19 on 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 302nd of 666 High schoolsRanks 358th of 735 High schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
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% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (High School)47.138.8
 8.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (L'Anse Creuse Public Schools)45.634.4
 11.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (High School)54.247.4
 6.8%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (L'Anse Creuse Public Schools)58.349.7
 8.6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (High School)3325.6
 7.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (L'Anse Creuse Public Schools)37.529.2
 8.3%
   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 Students13691246
 9%
African American249254
 2%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian2320
 13%
Hispanic2741
 51.9%
Pacific Islander02
White1004850
 15.3%
Two or More Races6377
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.2%40.9%
 2.6%


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Students at High School are 68% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,246 students attended High School.

High School ranks 318th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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