Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Summary:

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,058 students in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, which is part of the Mt. Pleasant City School District.

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 163 out of 743 high schools in Michigan and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance on state assessments is generally higher than the state and district averages. Notably, the school has a more racially diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Native American (7.84%) and multi-racial (9.55%) students. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.7% in 2019-2020 to 29.4% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

While Mt Pleasant Senior High School outperforms many nearby schools, such as St. Louis High School and Alma Senior High School, in academic metrics, some schools, like Beal City High School, have also demonstrated strong academic performance and higher graduation rates. Additionally, the nearby virtual high school, WAY Oasis, has struggled with low graduation rates (15%) and high dropout rates (50.9%), highlighting the challenges that some students face in a fully virtual learning environment.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1155 S Elizabeth St
       Mount Pleasant, MI  48858-3221


(989) 775-2201

District: Mt. Pleasant City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
163rd of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,408 Help


Feeder schools for Mt Pleasant Senior High School:

Elementary:    Fancher School
    Ganiard School
    Mary McGuire School
    Pullen Elementary School
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Middle:    Mt Pleasant Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  1,058

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.1%
Two or more races:
9.5%
American Indian:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mt Pleasant Senior High School ranks better than 78.1% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.72. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Mt Pleasant Senior 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 Mt Pleasant Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the Mt. Pleasant City School District. Racial makeup is: White (70.1%), two or more races (9.5%), American Indian (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mt Pleasant Senior High School is 15.1, which is the 2nd best among 1 high schools in the Mt. Pleasant City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mt Pleasant Senior High School is $16,408, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Mt. Pleasant City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mt Pleasant Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt Pleasant Senior High School 163rd of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Mt Pleasant Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Mt. Pleasant City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Pleasant City School District 276th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 74.36 194th 705 72.5%
2007 76.59 161st 767 79.0%
2008 74.59 208th 750 72.3%
2009 80.83 125th 754 83.4%
2010 83.11 97th 765 87.3%
2011 79.96 143rd 784 81.8%
2012 77.93 147th 773 81.0%
2013 74.44 185th 805 77.0%
2014 76.41 147th 799 81.6%
2015 57.40 368th 832 55.8%
2016 76.50 162nd 852 81.0%
2017 67.83 223rd 835 73.3%
2018 69.69 226th 824 72.6%
2019 60.11 252nd 666 62.2%
2021 69.06 125th 561 77.7%
2022 72.98 141st 531 73.4%
2023 77.47 136th 735 81.5%
2024 72.72 163rd 743 78.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.76 57th 93 38.7%
2019 15.02 33rd 36 8.3%
2021 11.72 23rd 24 4.2%
2023 27.59 83rd 110 24.5%
2024 40.74 55th 105 47.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.25 255th 315 19.0%
2024 86.10 12th 130 90.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.55 248th 755 67.2%
2019 36.84 354th 532 33.5%
2021 49.18 207th 417 50.4%
2022 53.48 193rd 369 47.7%
2023 63.37 188th 614 69.4%
2024 70.85 141st 654 78.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.07 175th 710 75.4%
2019 55.82 242nd 554 56.3%
2021 59.17 158th 462 65.8%
2022 56.58 187th 416 55.0%
2023 63.47 192nd 611 68.6%
2024 58.95 222nd 619 64.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.92 289th 707 59.1%
2019 53.11 249th 543 54.1%
2021 67.41 116th 472 75.4%
2022 79.47 83rd 440 81.1%
2023 82.69 87th 611 85.8%
2024 76.86 120th 633 81.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.14 30th 63 52.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 98.52 6th 188 96.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.85 96th 190 49.5%
2024 81.51 26th 195 86.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.76 1st 7 85.7%
2023 25.67 4th 4 0.0%
2024 86.62 1st 6 83.3%
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Rank History for White students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.42 211th 708 70.2%
2019 64.31 187th 582 67.9%
2021 69.47 115th 516 77.7%
2022 64.72 170th 492 65.4%
2023 74.96 136th 647 79.0%
2024 67.96 174th 638 72.7%
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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.

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.

Mt Pleasant Senior High School Test Scores
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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a citizen
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Open Quote Award winning arts, academics, athletics. Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright scholars, famous alumni and professional athletes. World class 16 acre campus. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Open Quote IMPRESSIVE CURRICULUM, OUTSTANDING FACILITIES, INNUMERABLE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED ALUMNI INCLUDE RHODES AND MARSHALL SCHOLARS, EMMY WINNERS, GRAMMY WINNERS, MAJOR COLLEGE COACHES, PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, AND ACADEMICIANS.

MPHS ENJOYS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND A HIGHLY INVOLVED PARENT AND ALUMNI BASE. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1398 15 20 28 40 n/a n/a -390 1111
1989 979 5 13 17 42 n/a n/a 0 1056
1990 983 6 8 16 34 n/a n/a 0 1047
1991 969 16 11 20 38 n/a n/a 0 1054
1992 1008 18 8 17 42 n/a n/a 0 1093
1993 1021 18 14 7 48 n/a n/a 0 1108
1994 1094 16 21 12 42 n/a n/a 0 1185
1995 1010 21 21 13 35 n/a n/a 0 1100
1996 1010 21 21 13 35 n/a n/a 0 1100
1997 978 18 19 12 33 n/a n/a 0 1060
1998 1017 22 21 12 48 n/a n/a -10 1110
1999 1062 21 24 16 33 n/a n/a 0 1156
2000 1058 25 26 24 33 n/a n/a 0 1166
2001 1085 32 31 22 43 n/a n/a 0 1213
2002 1080 43 39 18 50 n/a n/a 5 1235
2003 1080 43 39 18 50 n/a n/a 5 1235
2004 1071 45 40 18 53 n/a n/a 4 1231
2005 1047 39 36 19 66 n/a n/a 4 1211
2006 990 35 35 24 67 n/a n/a 4 1155
2007 1005 32 38 25 72 n/a n/a 3 1175
2008 994 33 28 32 89 n/a n/a 2 1178
2009 933 38 29 35 98 n/a n/a 3 1136
2010 897 34 34 33 108 n/a n/a 5 1111
2011 870 37 28 42 119 0 9 0 1105
2012 851 35 27 38 108 0 12 0 1071
2013 857 41 23 37 110 2 11 0 1081
2014 839 35 27 34 116 0 24 0 1075
2015 846 35 31 41 111 0 32 0 1096
2016 855 40 29 47 125 0 45 0 1141
2017 830 37 33 57 121 0 63 0 1141
2018 811 43 35 55 102 0 78 0 1124
2019 762 36 31 69 95 0 90 0 1083
2020 755 33 29 74 99 1 89 0 1080
2021 788 31 30 67 99 3 80 0 1098
2022 788 36 32 73 86 2 100 0 1117
2023 742 37 29 63 83 3 101 0 1058

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 Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1111 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1056 n/a n/a 5.2
1990 1047 165.0 6.3 5.2
1991 1054 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1093 n/a n/a 40.5
1993 1108 n/a 0.0 33.4
1994 1185 71.7 16.5 5.6
1995 1100 69.3 15.9 4.3
1996 1100 69.3 15.9 4.3
1997 1060 70.0 15.1 5.4
1998 1110 71.0 15.6 8.4
1999 1156 69.0 16.8 6.6
2000 1166 65.8 17.7 13.4
2001 1213 77.6 15.6 13.8
2002 1235 n/a n/a 14.4
2003 1235 n/a n/a 14.4
2004 1231 70.1 17.6 17.4
2005 1211 69.0 17.6 19.6
2006 1155 70.2 16.5 20.9
2007 1175 70.4 16.7 10.2
2008 1178 68.2 17.3 12
2009 1136 66.9 17.0 27.4
2010 1111 66.5 16.6 25.7
2011 1105 67.2 16.4 28.5
2012 1071 65.0 16.4 32.5
2013 1081 70.2 15.3 33
2014 1075 66.3 16.1 29.7
2015 1096 74.0 14.8 28.9
2016 1141 67.0 17.0 31.2
2017 1141 69.5 16.4 30.5
2018 1124 68.7 16.3 39.1
2019 1083 70.1 15.4 38
2020 1080 64.4 16.7 39.9
2021 1098 64.1 17.1 38.2
2022 1117 70.4 15.8 42.3
2023 1058 70.0 15.1 42.2

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 Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1111 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1056 n/a n/a 5.2
1990 1047 165.0 6.3 5.2
1991 1054 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1093 n/a n/a 40.5
1993 1108 n/a 0.0 33.4
1994 1185 71.7 16.5 5.6
1995 1100 69.3 15.9 4.3
1996 1100 69.3 15.9 4.3
1997 1060 70.0 15.1 5.4
1998 1110 71.0 15.6 8.4
1999 1156 69.0 16.8 6.6
2000 1166 65.8 17.7 13.4
2001 1213 77.6 15.6 13.8
2002 1235 n/a n/a 14.4
2003 1235 n/a n/a 14.4
2004 1231 70.1 17.6 17.4
2005 1211 69.0 17.6 19.6
2006 1155 70.2 16.5 20.9
2007 1175 70.4 16.7 10.2
2008 1178 68.2 17.3 12
2009 1136 66.9 17.0 27.4
2010 1111 66.5 16.6 25.7
2011 1105 67.2 16.4 28.5
2012 1071 65.0 16.4 32.5
2013 1081 70.2 15.3 33
2014 1075 66.3 16.1 29.7
2015 1096 74.0 14.8 28.9
2016 1141 67.0 17.0 31.2
2017 1141 69.5 16.4 30.5
2018 1124 68.7 16.3 39.1
2019 1083 70.1 15.4 38
2020 1080 64.4 16.7 39.9
2021 1098 64.1 17.1 38.2
2022 1117 70.4 15.8 42.3
2023 1058 70.0 15.1 42.2

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 Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $516 (4.3%) $11,576 (95.7%) $12,092
2020 $556 (4.6%) $11,508 (95.4%) $12,064
2021 $845 (6.4%) $12,256 (93.6%) $13,101
2022 $1,182 (8.7%) $12,419 (91.3%) $13,601
2023 $1,319 (8.0%) $15,089 (92.0%) $16,408

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mt Pleasant Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 252nd of 666 High schoolsRanks 136th of 735 High schools
 19.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Mt Pleasant Senior High School)39.249.4
 10.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Mt. Pleasant City School District)39.547.8
 8.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Mt Pleasant Senior High School)60.964.1
 3.2%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Mt. Pleasant City School District)59.562.5
 3%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Mt Pleasant Senior High School)44.437.2
 7.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Mt. Pleasant City School District)42.836.3
 6.5%
   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 Students10831058
 2.3%
African American3637
 2.8%
American Indian9583
 12.6%
Asian3129
 6.5%
Hispanic6963
 8.7%
Pacific Islander03
White762742
 2.6%
Two or More Races90101
 12.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38%42.2%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Mt Pleasant Senior High School ranks 163rd of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fancher School
Elementary : Ganiard School
Elementary : Mary McGuire School
Elementary : Pullen Elementary School
Elementary : Vowles School
Middle : Mt Pleasant Middle School

Students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School are 70% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,058 students attended Mt Pleasant Senior 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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