Niles Senior High School

Summary:

Niles Senior High School is a public high school serving 834 students in grades 9-12 in Niles, Michigan, which is part of the Niles Community Schools district. The school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, diverse student population, and strong academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

Niles Senior High School has impressive 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 93.4% to 98.2% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also boasts a diverse student body, with a racial makeup of 68.82% White, 8.15% African American, 12.47% Hispanic, and 9.47% two or more races. In terms of academic achievement, Niles Senior High outperforms the district and state in 11th grade M-Step/Science proficiency and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated, they are generally lower than some nearby schools.

Compared to other schools in the region, Niles Senior High School performs well, outpacing the district's alternative and specialized high schools, such as Niles Cedar Lane and WAY Niles, in areas like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Edwardsburg High School and Buchanan High School in the surrounding region. To continue improving, Niles Senior High School could focus on further reducing chronic absenteeism and improving its performance on the SAT/Mathematics assessment.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1441 Eagle St
       Niles, MI  49120-1933


(269) 683-2894

District: Niles Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
331st of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,251 Help


Feeder schools for Niles Senior High School:

Elementary:    Ballard Elementary School
    HowardEllis Elementary School
    Northside Child Development Center
Middle:    Ring Lardner Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  834

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.8%
Hispanic:
12.5%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.5% Help


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Compare Details Niles Senior High School ranks better than 55.5% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.69. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Niles 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 Niles Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the Niles Community Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (68.8%), Hispanic (12.5%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Niles Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Niles Senior High School is 20.4, which is the 2nd best among 1 high schools in the Niles Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Niles Senior High School is $13,251, which is the 2nd highest among 1 high schools in the Niles Community Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Niles Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Niles Senior High School 331st of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Niles Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Niles Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Niles Community Schools 239th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Niles Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 74.22 197th 705 72.1%
2007 70.93 237th 767 69.1%
2008 78.74 152nd 750 79.7%
2009 71.37 248th 754 67.1%
2010 71.52 258th 765 66.3%
2011 72.10 247th 784 68.5%
2012 62.77 305th 773 60.5%
2013 56.47 368th 805 54.3%
2014 49.65 442nd 799 44.7%
2015 44.00 480th 832 42.3%
2016 34.80 528th 852 38.0%
2017 46.15 414th 835 50.4%
2018 58.03 333rd 824 59.6%
2019 59.14 258th 666 61.3%
2021 29.37 414th 561 26.2%
2022 54.85 266th 531 49.9%
2023 61.25 246th 735 66.5%
2024 51.69 331st 743 55.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.01 37th 110 66.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.95 164th 315 47.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.75 316th 755 58.1%
2019 55.76 218th 532 59.0%
2021 34.15 291st 417 30.2%
2022 40.66 256th 369 30.6%
2023 61.51 205th 614 66.6%
2024 44.56 335th 654 48.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.77 378th 710 46.8%
2019 48.53 280th 554 49.5%
2021 19.86 400th 462 13.4%
2022 41.21 285th 416 31.5%
2023 37.30 382nd 611 37.5%
2024 42.39 343rd 619 44.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.29 265th 707 62.5%
2019 58.41 222nd 543 59.1%
2021 32.36 328th 472 30.5%
2022 58.74 188th 440 57.3%
2023 73.70 134th 611 78.1%
2024 51.23 277th 633 56.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.90 89th 254 65.0%
2024 57.33 60th 188 68.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.93 119th 201 40.8%
2019 43.51 54th 97 44.3%
2022 49.34 44th 83 47.0%
2023 53.74 76th 190 60.0%
2024 53.23 80th 195 59.0%
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Rank History for White students at Niles Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.96 309th 708 56.4%
2019 61.85 202nd 582 65.3%
2021 31.51 368th 516 28.7%
2022 51.60 235th 492 52.2%
2023 56.86 244th 647 62.3%
2024 47.24 319th 638 50.0%
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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 teacher
Monday, August 12, 2019

Open Quote The data is very misleading and the school board and administration do that on purpose. Look at enrollment numbers per grade level and graduation rate. The HS administration is plagued with nepotism and shows favorites not only to staff but to students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Niles 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 1108 152 5 18 23 n/a n/a -2 1304
1989 1107 156 8 21 16 n/a n/a -6 1302
1990 1082 127 10 17 16 n/a n/a -2 1250
1991 1017 122 9 12 17 n/a n/a 0 1177
1992 944 112 11 10 19 n/a n/a 0 1096
1993 903 96 17 23 18 n/a n/a 0 1057
1994 846 96 21 17 19 n/a n/a 0 999
1995 811 105 9 18 29 n/a n/a 0 972
1996 811 105 9 18 29 n/a n/a 0 972
1997 862 117 9 10 17 n/a n/a 0 1015
1998 862 118 11 11 7 n/a n/a 0 1009
1999 858 128 8 18 3 n/a n/a 0 1015
2000 896 130 8 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1049
2001 819 125 13 21 7 n/a n/a 0 985
2002 836 131 13 27 5 n/a n/a 0 1012
2003 836 131 13 27 5 n/a n/a 0 1012
2004 836 149 11 25 4 n/a n/a 0 1025
2005 901 154 12 34 3 n/a n/a 0 1104
2006 927 154 9 33 3 n/a n/a 1 1127
2007 900 171 5 39 4 n/a n/a 1 1120
2008 903 160 6 48 4 n/a n/a 0 1121
2009 822 145 3 60 7 n/a n/a 0 1037
2010 814 131 6 67 10 n/a n/a 0 1028
2011 830 144 6 86 10 0 6 0 1082
2012 642 114 9 60 9 0 10 0 844
2013 529 94 7 57 5 0 17 0 709
2014 425 90 8 44 2 1 26 0 596
2015 665 114 15 62 7 1 50 0 914
2016 703 110 14 67 5 3 52 0 954
2017 682 89 11 68 8 4 47 0 909
2018 679 84 15 73 4 4 46 0 905
2019 648 89 13 81 3 2 53 0 889
2020 605 78 7 93 3 1 64 0 851
2021 611 81 5 90 5 0 65 0 857
2022 563 74 5 100 5 0 71 0 818
2023 574 68 6 104 3 0 79 0 834

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 Niles Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1304 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1302 n/a n/a 8.4
1990 1250 84.0 14.8 7.6
1991 1177 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1096 n/a n/a 10
1993 1057 n/a 0.0 14.7
1994 999 52.6 19.0 11.4
1995 972 58.6 16.6 14.6
1996 972 58.6 16.6 14.6
1997 1015 61.0 16.6 12.6
1998 1009 63.0 16.0 14.7
1999 1015 64.0 15.9 16
2000 1049 68.4 15.3 18.7
2001 985 67.3 14.6 18.9
2002 1012 n/a n/a 26.6
2003 1012 n/a n/a 26.6
2004 1025 64.5 15.9 27.7
2005 1104 67.5 16.4 32.6
2006 1127 65.8 17.1 31.9
2007 1120 67.9 16.5 29.3
2008 1121 65.9 17.0 35.2
2009 1037 67.1 15.5 33.6
2010 1028 65.5 15.6 41.6
2011 1082 56.7 19.0 44.4
2012 844 45.1 18.6 54.1
2013 709 36.6 19.3 48.9
2014 596 36.7 16.2 54
2015 914 52.0 17.5 46.7
2016 954 53.0 18.0 52.3
2017 909 50.5 17.9 39.7
2018 905 45.9 19.7 49.4
2019 889 48.6 18.2 47.4
2020 851 46.5 18.2 47.1
2021 857 42.2 20.3 45.5
2022 818 39.0 20.9 49.1
2023 834 40.7 20.4 50.5

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 Niles Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1304 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1302 n/a n/a 8.4
1990 1250 84.0 14.8 7.6
1991 1177 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1096 n/a n/a 10
1993 1057 n/a 0.0 14.7
1994 999 52.6 19.0 11.4
1995 972 58.6 16.6 14.6
1996 972 58.6 16.6 14.6
1997 1015 61.0 16.6 12.6
1998 1009 63.0 16.0 14.7
1999 1015 64.0 15.9 16
2000 1049 68.4 15.3 18.7
2001 985 67.3 14.6 18.9
2002 1012 n/a n/a 26.6
2003 1012 n/a n/a 26.6
2004 1025 64.5 15.9 27.7
2005 1104 67.5 16.4 32.6
2006 1127 65.8 17.1 31.9
2007 1120 67.9 16.5 29.3
2008 1121 65.9 17.0 35.2
2009 1037 67.1 15.5 33.6
2010 1028 65.5 15.6 41.6
2011 1082 56.7 19.0 44.4
2012 844 45.1 18.6 54.1
2013 709 36.6 19.3 48.9
2014 596 36.7 16.2 54
2015 914 52.0 17.5 46.7
2016 954 53.0 18.0 52.3
2017 909 50.5 17.9 39.7
2018 905 45.9 19.7 49.4
2019 889 48.6 18.2 47.4
2020 851 46.5 18.2 47.1
2021 857 42.2 20.3 45.5
2022 818 39.0 20.9 49.1
2023 834 40.7 20.4 50.5

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 Niles Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $446 (3.9%) $10,921 (96.1%) $11,366
2020 $635 (5.6%) $10,681 (94.4%) $11,316
2021 $1,637 (14.4%) $9,757 (85.6%) $11,394
2022 $651 (5.5%) $11,277 (94.5%) $11,928
2023 $1,577 (11.9%) $11,674 (88.1%) $13,251

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Niles Senior 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

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 258th of 666 High schoolsRanks 246th of 735 High schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Niles Senior High School)47.841.5
 6.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Niles Community Schools)39.537.1
 2.4%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Niles Senior High School)58.857
 1.8%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Niles Community Schools)49.654
 4.4%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Niles Senior High School)36.324.6
 11.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Niles Community Schools)29.621.1
 8.5%
   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 Students889834
 6.2%
African American8968
 23.6%
American Indian33
Asian136
 53.8%
Hispanic81104
 28.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White648574
 11.4%
Two or More Races5379
 49.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.4%50.5%
 3.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 834 students attended Niles Senior High School.

Niles Senior High School ranks 331st of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Niles Senior High School are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.


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