High School North

Summary:

High School North is a public magnet high school in Macomb, Michigan, serving 1,588 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, which is ranked 288 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High School North stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with students outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests like the M-Step and SAT. In 2023-2024, 32.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 32.1% for the district and 37.5% for the state. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 93.9% to 98.8% over the past five years, outperforming nearby schools and the state average. However, High School North has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.9% in 2018-2019 to 35.1% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the nearby schools and the state average.

While High School North has a higher percentage of white students (77.96%) compared to nearby schools like High School (68.22%) and DiAnne M Pellerin Center (57.08%), the school's performance on standardized tests for African American and Hispanic students is generally lower than the overall school performance, indicating potential racial achievement gaps that the school may need to address. Overall, High School North is a well-performing public magnet school, but it faces challenges related to racial disparities and rising chronic absenteeism that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 23700 21 Mile Rd
       Macomb, MI  48042-5106


(586) 493-5270

District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
267th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,919 Help


Feeder schools for High School North:

Elementary:    Francis A Higgins Elementary School
    Green Elementary School
    Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School
Middle:    Middle School East

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,588

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.0%
African American:
10.2%
Two or more races:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.9% Help


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Compare Details High School North ranks better than 64.1% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.65. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at High School North 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 High School North has the largest high school student body size in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at High School North is $12,919, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

High School North:

SchoolDigger ranks High School North 267th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See High School North 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 North

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Rank History for all students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.23 396th 705 43.8%
2007 68.16 273rd 767 64.4%
2008 64.59 331st 750 55.9%
2009 61.65 367th 754 51.3%
2010 62.46 380th 765 50.3%
2011 63.71 363rd 784 53.7%
2012 64.98 278th 773 64.0%
2013 59.27 335th 805 58.4%
2014 63.86 295th 799 63.1%
2015 51.20 426th 832 48.8%
2016 73.74 196th 852 77.0%
2017 62.90 279th 835 66.6%
2018 75.20 180th 824 78.2%
2019 67.07 202nd 666 69.7%
2021 51.89 238th 561 57.6%
2022 63.65 201st 531 62.1%
2023 54.27 316th 735 57.0%
2024 59.65 267th 743 64.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.42 52nd 93 44.1%
2019 30.09 25th 36 30.6%
2022 39.91 19th 32 40.6%
2023 30.82 77th 110 30.0%
2024 42.95 50th 105 52.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.15 233rd 315 26.0%
2019 21.29 51st 61 16.4%
2021 24.07 19th 25 24.0%
2023 13.12 110th 116 5.2%
2024 13.32 121st 130 6.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.34 232nd 755 69.3%
2019 54.62 227th 532 57.3%
2021 55.54 172nd 417 58.8%
2022 55.31 182nd 369 50.7%
2023 35.89 402nd 614 34.5%
2024 54.70 264th 654 59.6%
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Rank History for Female students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.30 169th 710 76.2%
2019 64.01 191st 554 65.5%
2021 43.62 251st 462 45.7%
2022 61.96 173rd 416 58.4%
2023 53.05 275th 611 55.0%
2024 58.11 228th 619 63.2%
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Rank History for Male students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.21 209th 707 70.4%
2019 60.29 210th 543 61.3%
2021 49.31 211th 472 55.3%
2022 53.91 209th 440 52.5%
2023 44.92 334th 611 45.3%
2024 51.05 279th 633 55.9%
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Rank History for African American students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.06 32nd 254 87.4%
2019 36.80 83rd 147 43.5%
2021 37.87 41st 59 30.5%
2022 30.05 45th 51 11.8%
2023 35.07 102nd 170 40.0%
2024 44.36 91st 188 51.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.36 112th 201 44.3%
2023 21.02 160th 190 15.8%
2024 71.53 53rd 195 72.8%
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Rank History for White students at High School North

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.22 167th 708 76.4%
2019 67.65 158th 582 72.9%
2021 53.28 205th 516 60.3%
2022 65.68 167th 492 66.1%
2023 51.47 288th 647 55.5%
2024 52.29 272nd 638 57.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Open Quote I have always been happy with the High School North, but when Mr Jackson left, and the rules began to be more strict, that is a true blessing. Dress codes are important, who wants to see anyones underwear, I know I dont! You cant bring in drinks, and thats a great one, why would we want to risk our children bringing in alcohol, and thats what would happen if we allowed that. Absenses this ones, a really important one, our district gets money if our students are attending school and learning, if theres no rules on attendence our school goes downhill, and we lose money, education is important, and if youre not a caring parent that wants your child to succeed, send them to a district that doesnt care. I rate this school 5 stars bravo LCN!!!! Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Open Quote Soooo I'm just gonna straight up tell u don't go here.... ill save you...now that Mr Jackson is gone its a prison. No food, no drink, restrictions on pants... yes pants, not shorts, detention for having a hat on during lunch, 9 absences you go to riverside. If your tardy you get a detention. Girls purses cant be bigger than a 3 ringed binder... How many girls do u know carry a purse smaller than that? Close Quote



Enrollment information for High School North

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1111 12 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1139
1989 1045 15 9 3 4 n/a n/a 0 1076
1990 1034 18 15 3 9 n/a n/a 0 1079
1991 1033 23 15 5 5 n/a n/a 0 1081
1992 1074 24 15 14 7 n/a n/a 0 1134
1993 1098 20 16 3 6 n/a n/a 0 1143
1994 1155 20 15 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1204
1995 1275 26 10 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1320
1996 1275 26 10 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1320
1997 1275 26 10 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1320
1998 1321 40 15 10 8 n/a n/a 0 1394
1999 1322 59 17 14 7 n/a n/a 0 1419
2000 1383 54 17 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1473
2001 1442 68 22 30 4 n/a n/a 0 1566
2002 1527 85 20 36 7 n/a n/a 0 1675
2003 1527 85 20 36 7 n/a n/a 0 1675
2004 1563 109 20 42 5 n/a n/a 0 1739
2005 1614 105 18 40 6 n/a n/a 0 1783
2006 1649 124 18 41 4 n/a n/a 0 1836
2007 1708 157 12 33 5 n/a n/a 2 1917
2008 1699 178 16 36 4 n/a n/a 4 1937
2009 1700 213 19 38 4 n/a n/a 14 1988
2010 1657 237 22 52 4 n/a n/a 0 1972
2011 1601 228 20 57 1 3 40 0 1950
2012 1547 203 22 53 0 3 47 0 1875
2013 1545 188 25 55 0 3 63 0 1879
2014 1527 166 35 61 2 2 60 0 1853
2015 1521 171 35 71 2 2 67 0 1869
2016 1554 181 26 66 2 1 66 0 1896
2017 1517 178 28 83 4 2 73 0 1885
2018 1501 189 25 75 4 2 83 0 1879
2019 1468 183 42 70 3 0 83 0 1849
2020 1395 180 38 78 5 2 90 0 1788
2021 1385 179 26 74 2 2 87 0 1755
2022 1355 179 26 70 1 1 85 0 1717
2023 1238 162 25 77 2 0 84 0 1588

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 North

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1139 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1076 n/a n/a 2
1990 1079 57.0 18.9 1.5
1991 1081 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1134 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1143 n/a 0.0 8.7
1994 1204 52.7 22.8 6.6
1995 1320 57.7 22.9 4.8
1996 1320 57.7 22.9 4.8
1997 1320 61.0 21.6 5.5
1998 1394 64.0 21.8 5.8
1999 1419 66.0 21.5 9.2
2000 1473 66.6 22.1 12.3
2001 1566 70.2 22.3 11.3
2002 1675 78.1 21.4 12.4
2003 1675 78.1 21.4 12.4
2004 1739 76.7 22.7 15.1
2005 1783 73.8 24.2 16.3
2006 1836 76.3 24.1 16.7
2007 1917 75.0 25.6 20.4
2008 1937 75.9 25.5 21.4
2009 1988 77.7 25.6 25.2
2010 1972 81.7 24.1 28.4
2011 1950 79.0 24.6 29.2
2012 1875 82.7 22.6 29.3
2013 1879 80.1 23.4 28.1
2014 1853 77.5 23.9 24.8
2015 1869 79.0 23.6 26.1
2016 1896 79.0 24.0 26.8
2017 1885 74.4 25.3 23
2018 1879 70.9 26.5 28.3
2019 1849 73.7 25.0 30.2
2020 1788 70.5 25.3 31.7
2021 1755 67.3 26.0 34.4
2022 1717 65.8 26.0 34.1
2023 1588 71.1 22.3 33.9

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 North

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1139 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1076 n/a n/a 2
1990 1079 57.0 18.9 1.5
1991 1081 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1134 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1143 n/a 0.0 8.7
1994 1204 52.7 22.8 6.6
1995 1320 57.7 22.9 4.8
1996 1320 57.7 22.9 4.8
1997 1320 61.0 21.6 5.5
1998 1394 64.0 21.8 5.8
1999 1419 66.0 21.5 9.2
2000 1473 66.6 22.1 12.3
2001 1566 70.2 22.3 11.3
2002 1675 78.1 21.4 12.4
2003 1675 78.1 21.4 12.4
2004 1739 76.7 22.7 15.1
2005 1783 73.8 24.2 16.3
2006 1836 76.3 24.1 16.7
2007 1917 75.0 25.6 20.4
2008 1937 75.9 25.5 21.4
2009 1988 77.7 25.6 25.2
2010 1972 81.7 24.1 28.4
2011 1950 79.0 24.6 29.2
2012 1875 82.7 22.6 29.3
2013 1879 80.1 23.4 28.1
2014 1853 77.5 23.9 24.8
2015 1869 79.0 23.6 26.1
2016 1896 79.0 24.0 26.8
2017 1885 74.4 25.3 23
2018 1879 70.9 26.5 28.3
2019 1849 73.7 25.0 30.2
2020 1788 70.5 25.3 31.7
2021 1755 67.3 26.0 34.4
2022 1717 65.8 26.0 34.1
2023 1588 71.1 22.3 33.9

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 North

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $601 (6.3%) $8,941 (93.7%) $9,542
2020 $673 (7.1%) $8,780 (92.9%) $9,453
2021 $585 (6.0%) $9,234 (94.0%) $9,820
2022 $1,350 (12.4%) $9,515 (87.6%) $10,866
2023 $1,179 (9.1%) $11,740 (90.9%) $12,919

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

Impact of COVID-19 on High School North

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 202nd of 666 High schoolsRanks 316th of 735 High schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (High School North)46.232.2
 14%
   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 North)64.754.3
 10.4%
   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 North)43.534
 9.5%
   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 Students18491588
 14.1%
African American183162
 11.5%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian4225
 40.5%
Hispanic7077
 10%
Pacific Islander00
White14681238
 15.7%
Two or More Races8384
 1.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.2%33.9%
 3.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,588 students attended High School North.

High School North ranks 267th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at High School North are 78% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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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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