For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 321 students in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in Whittemore-Prescott Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Whittemore-Prescott Area School School District have a Graduation Rate of 85%, which is equal to the Michigan average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Whittemoreprescott Jrsr High School, with 80-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public high school average of 35% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,331 Schools
# Students
689 Students
539,965 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
30,342 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#642 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.54
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,135 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
17,800 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
36 Students
47,824 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
9%
# Black Students
7 Students
93,337 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
611 Students
350,912 Students
% White Students
89%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
476 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
29 Students
23,678 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
77
5,790
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
5,538
# Students in 2nd Grade:
55
5,697
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
5,753
# Students in 4th Grade:
46
5,874
# Students in 5th Grade:
52
6,261
# Students in 6th Grade:
47
11,541
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
17,915
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
20,764
# Students in 9th Grade:
62
117,086
# Students in 10th Grade:
60
116,227
# Students in 11th Grade:
60
108,647
# Students in 12th Grade:
39
109,885
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,987
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,849 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,435 is higher than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,849
$18,370
Spending / Student
$18,435
$17,559
Best Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Whittemoreprescott Jrsr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6001 Mills Rd
Whittemore, MI 48770
(989) 756-2501
Whittemore, MI 48770
(989) 756-2501
Grades: 7-12
| 321 students
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