Public schools in Port Huron, MI

Port Huron has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 5,514 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Port Huron Area School District runs 12 of them.

The 4 districts and agencies that run Port Huron's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Port HuronDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Port Huron Area School District127,257$15,215
Blue Water Middle College1255$9,706
East Shore Leadership Academy1183$13,842
St. Clair County Intervention Academy140$19,775

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

6 high schools in Port Huron, 2,467 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Port Huron, 1,003 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central Middle School59916.358.4%Port Huron Area
Holland Woods Middle School40414.171.5%Port Huron Area

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in Port Huron, 2,044 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Port Huron's public schools compare with Michigan's

The median Port Huron school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Michigan median of 16.5. 47% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 270 students (state 360).

Port Huron against Michigan, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Port HuronMichigan
Median students per teacher14.116.5
Median school size (students)270360
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)47%41%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)87%76%
Charter schools20%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Port Huron schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Port Huron

  1. Port Huron Area School DistrictRuns 12 of Port Huron's 15 public schools and spent $15,215 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,215
  2. Port Huron Northern High School, the largest high school in Port Huron1,089 students in 2024-25, 20.7 per teacher.1,089
  3. Compare Port Huron Area School District with Blue Water Middle CollegePort Huron's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Port Huron addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Michigan

  1. Detroit179 schools
  2. Grand Rapids127 schools
  3. Flint50 schools
  4. Kalamazoo45 schools
  5. Muskegon43 schools
  6. Saginaw43 schools
  7. Warren43 schools
  8. Ann Arbor42 schools

Questions about schools in Port Huron

  1. How many public schools are in Port Huron, MI?
    15 public schools with an address in Port Huron were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 5,514 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Port Huron?
    Port Huron Northern High School, with 1,089 students in 2024-25 (Port Huron Area School District).
  3. Which districts run Port Huron's schools?
    Port Huron Area School District (12 schools), Blue Water Middle College (1 school), East Shore Leadership Academy (1 school), St. Clair County Intervention Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25