ReethsPuffer High School

Summary:

ReethsPuffer High School is a public high school in Muskegon, Michigan, serving 1,177 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Reeths-Puffer Schools district, which is ranked 350 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

ReethsPuffer High School stands out from nearby schools in several key areas. The school has a predominantly white student population at 84.62%, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity seen at Muskegon Heights Academy (6.99% white) and Muskegon High School (15.4% white). ReethsPuffer also boasts consistently high graduation rates, reaching 96.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the much lower rates at Muskegon Covenant Academy (1.7%) and Muskegon Heights Academy (62.8%).

However, ReethsPuffer High School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 20.7% in 2019-2020 to 50.0% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools, such as North Muskegon High School (15.4% in 2022-2023). Additionally, the school's test scores, while on par with or slightly above the Reeths-Puffer Schools district and the state of Michigan averages, may be an area for improvement. The school's socioeconomic factors, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may also impact academic performance and other outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1545 N Roberts Rd
       Muskegon, MI  49445-1548


(231) 744-1647

District: Reeths-Puffer Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
358th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,085 Help


Feeder schools for ReethsPuffer High School:

Elementary:    Central Elementary School
    Pennsylvania Elementary School
    ReethsPuffer Elementary School
    Twin Lake School
Middle:    ReethsPuffer Intermediate School
    ReethsPuffer Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  1,142

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.3%
Hispanic:
6.5%
African American:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.5% Help


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Compare Details ReethsPuffer High School ranks better than 51.8% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.2. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at ReethsPuffer 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 (84.3%), Hispanic (6.5%), African American (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at ReethsPuffer High School is 19. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at ReethsPuffer High School is $13,085.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

ReethsPuffer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks ReethsPuffer High School 358th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See ReethsPuffer High School in the ranking list.)

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Reeths-Puffer Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Reeths-Puffer Schools 350th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for ReethsPuffer High School

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Rank History for all students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.26 305th 705 56.7%
2007 62.76 342nd 767 55.4%
2008 72.44 238th 750 68.3%
2009 68.17 292nd 754 61.3%
2010 72.16 250th 765 67.3%
2011 69.58 289th 784 63.1%
2012 62.77 304th 773 60.7%
2013 57.98 346th 805 57.0%
2014 55.55 382nd 799 52.2%
2015 47.43 455th 832 45.3%
2016 56.74 358th 852 58.0%
2017 63.80 270th 835 67.7%
2018 47.69 429th 824 47.9%
2019 43.64 377th 666 43.4%
2021 41.22 322nd 561 42.6%
2022 39.16 366th 531 31.1%
2023 52.38 329th 735 55.2%
2024 47.20 358th 743 51.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.80 127th 315 59.7%
2019 24.25 47th 61 23.0%
2023 19.14 97th 116 16.4%
2024 39.34 74th 130 43.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.77 352nd 755 53.4%
2019 37.12 351st 532 34.0%
2021 31.07 307th 417 26.4%
2022 35.27 285th 369 22.8%
2023 54.54 251st 614 59.1%
2024 57.03 244th 654 62.7%
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Rank History for Female students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.42 418th 710 41.1%
2019 36.20 370th 554 33.2%
2021 32.33 329th 462 28.8%
2022 35.71 319th 416 23.3%
2023 42.40 350th 611 42.7%
2024 40.76 357th 619 42.3%
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Rank History for Male students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.11 401st 707 43.3%
2019 39.32 342nd 543 37.0%
2021 40.66 276th 472 41.5%
2022 30.99 338th 440 23.2%
2023 50.68 290th 611 52.5%
2024 43.39 343rd 633 45.8%
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Rank History for African American students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.11 55th 254 78.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.21 100th 190 47.4%
2024 23.41 155th 195 20.5%
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Rank History for White students at ReethsPuffer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.03 465th 708 34.3%
2019 37.20 373rd 582 35.9%
2021 37.69 320th 516 38.0%
2022 33.39 362nd 492 26.4%
2023 47.21 316th 647 51.2%
2024 38.63 391st 638 38.7%
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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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by a student
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Open Quote I am proud to graduate from this district. We have excellent staff members and a great facility to help enrich the students. Our arts programs are amazing and the sports teams are getting better every year with the help from school pride.I can't imagine going to any other school or why others would choose not to go to this one. Close Quote



Enrollment information for ReethsPuffer High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 775 39 3 12 2 n/a n/a -3 828
1989 719 34 2 15 4 n/a n/a 0 774
1990 708 31 4 11 0 n/a n/a -1 753
1991 721 33 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 766
1992 733 39 3 9 5 n/a n/a 0 789
1993 736 40 0 4 9 n/a n/a 0 789
1994 786 37 3 4 5 n/a n/a 0 835
1995 1180 44 3 7 6 n/a n/a 0 1240
1996 1180 44 3 7 6 n/a n/a 0 1240
1997 1202 41 4 11 19 n/a n/a 0 1277
1998 1272 54 7 14 14 n/a n/a 0 1361
1999 1269 60 7 15 9 n/a n/a 0 1360
2000 1270 58 8 20 9 n/a n/a 0 1365
2001 1247 60 13 27 7 n/a n/a 0 1354
2002 1225 97 10 33 3 n/a n/a 0 1368
2003 1225 97 10 33 3 n/a n/a 0 1368
2004 1189 105 12 34 7 n/a n/a 0 1347
2005 1287 46 4 16 9 n/a n/a 1 1363
2006 1228 80 11 38 20 n/a n/a 2 1379
2007 1198 85 11 34 17 n/a n/a 0 1345
2008 1201 85 8 30 13 n/a n/a 0 1337
2009 1182 91 10 31 12 n/a n/a 0 1326
2010 1123 88 13 24 11 n/a n/a 0 1259
2011 1090 86 9 28 15 1 0 0 1229
2012 1063 94 7 19 13 0 0 0 1196
2013 1020 89 4 24 11 0 5 0 1153
2014 1032 84 7 35 8 0 8 0 1174
2015 1077 75 11 42 7 2 12 0 1226
2016 1082 69 11 37 4 2 12 0 1217
2017 1068 74 10 31 2 2 13 0 1200
2018 1054 67 11 31 1 2 21 0 1187
2019 1002 65 14 38 2 1 25 0 1147
2020 983 55 13 41 2 1 34 0 1129
2021 976 53 5 48 3 1 36 0 1122
2022 1007 59 6 55 2 1 36 0 1166
2023 996 56 7 73 2 0 43 0 1177
2024 963 50 7 74 0 0 48 0 1142

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 ReethsPuffer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 n/a n/a n/a
1989 774 n/a n/a 18.2
1990 753 52.0 14.4 6.4
1991 766 n/a n/a n/a
1992 789 n/a n/a n/a
1993 789 n/a 0.0 0
1994 835 43.0 19.4 10.1
1995 1240 70.0 17.7 0
1996 1240 70.0 17.7 0
1997 1277 69.0 18.5 0
1998 1361 66.0 20.6 0
1999 1360 69.0 19.7 9.2
2000 1365 69.0 19.8 13.7
2001 1354 71.0 19.1 14.2
2002 1368 73.3 18.7 17.4
2003 1368 73.3 18.7 17.4
2004 1347 67.8 19.9 24.9
2005 1363 71.2 19.1 24.4
2006 1379 71.8 19.2 26.1
2007 1345 71.0 18.9 29.7
2008 1337 68.8 19.4 28.1
2009 1326 71.0 18.7 29.3
2010 1259 69.0 18.2 41.4
2011 1229 67.6 18.1 39.5
2012 1196 62.8 19.0 42.8
2013 1153 58.4 19.7 37.3
2014 1174 57.5 20.3 39.9
2015 1226 61.0 20.0 45.2
2016 1217 61.0 19.9 44.5
2017 1200 60.4 19.8 41.7
2018 1187 61.0 19.4 46.7
2019 1147 58.3 19.6 40.3
2020 1129 56.0 20.1 45.9
2021 1122 53.6 20.9 50.1
2022 1166 56.6 20.5 49.7
2023 1177 60.9 19.3 52.6
2024 1142 59.8 19.0 53.5

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 ReethsPuffer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 n/a n/a n/a
1989 774 n/a n/a 18.2
1990 753 52.0 14.4 6.4
1991 766 n/a n/a n/a
1992 789 n/a n/a n/a
1993 789 n/a 0.0 0
1994 835 43.0 19.4 10.1
1995 1240 70.0 17.7 0
1996 1240 70.0 17.7 0
1997 1277 69.0 18.5 0
1998 1361 66.0 20.6 0
1999 1360 69.0 19.7 9.2
2000 1365 69.0 19.8 13.7
2001 1354 71.0 19.1 14.2
2002 1368 73.3 18.7 17.4
2003 1368 73.3 18.7 17.4
2004 1347 67.8 19.9 24.9
2005 1363 71.2 19.1 24.4
2006 1379 71.8 19.2 26.1
2007 1345 71.0 18.9 29.7
2008 1337 68.8 19.4 28.1
2009 1326 71.0 18.7 29.3
2010 1259 69.0 18.2 41.4
2011 1229 67.6 18.1 39.5
2012 1196 62.8 19.0 42.8
2013 1153 58.4 19.7 37.3
2014 1174 57.5 20.3 39.9
2015 1226 61.0 20.0 45.2
2016 1217 61.0 19.9 44.5
2017 1200 60.4 19.8 41.7
2018 1187 61.0 19.4 46.7
2019 1147 58.3 19.6 40.3
2020 1129 56.0 20.1 45.9
2021 1122 53.6 20.9 50.1
2022 1166 56.6 20.5 49.7
2023 1177 60.9 19.3 52.6
2024 1142 59.8 19.0 53.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for ReethsPuffer High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $721 (6.6%) $10,124 (93.4%) $10,845
2020 $854 (7.9%) $10,021 (92.1%) $10,875
2021 $1,413 (12.4%) $10,013 (87.6%) $11,427
2022 $1,384 (11.7%) $10,475 (88.3%) $11,859
2023 $1,583 (12.1%) $11,502 (87.9%) $13,085

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

Impact of COVID-19 on ReethsPuffer High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 377th of 666 High schoolsRanks 329th of 735 High schools
 11.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (ReethsPuffer High School)4738.8
 8.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Reeths-Puffer Schools)4738.8
 8.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ReethsPuffer High School)49.851.6
 1.8%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Reeths-Puffer Schools)49.851.6
 1.8%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (ReethsPuffer High School)25.125.8
 0.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Reeths-Puffer Schools)25.125.8
 0.7%
   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 Students11471177
 2.6%
African American6556
 13.8%
American Indian22
Asian147
 50%
Hispanic3873
 92.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1002996
 0.6%
Two or More Races2543
 72%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.3%52.6%
 12.3%


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Students at ReethsPuffer High School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

ReethsPuffer High School ranks 358th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,142 students attended ReethsPuffer High School.


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