ACES Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Alpena, Michigan

ACES Academy in Alpena, Michigan enrolled 57 students in 2024-25 with 7.1 full-time teachers, 8.1 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1006%

70 students in 2022-23, 71 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.6 to 7.1.

Students enrolled at ACES Academy by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 71, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23702023-24712024-2557
Students enrolled at ACES Academy by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 71, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23702023-24712024-2557
Students enrolled at ACES Academy by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 71, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23702023-24712024-2557
Students enrolled at ACES Academy by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 71, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23702023-24712024-2557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23700.6109.4
2023-24718.08.9
2024-25577.18.1

8.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; ACES Academy 8.1; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherACES Academy 8.1state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; ACES Academy 8.1; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherACES Academy 8.1state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; ACES Academy 8.1; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherACES Academy 8.1state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; ACES Academy 8.1; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherACES Academy 8.1state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 282 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection ACES Academy enrolled 62 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 282 of the 62 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent77.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.0% of students were White, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White93.0%
  2. Two or more races7.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at ACES Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math20% or less23‑27% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20% or less of the 28 students in ACES Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate20% or less76%81.8%
Students in the class28281115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Alpena

2 public high schools in Alpena report 2024-25 enrollment; ACES Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alpena High School1,09118.054.1%
ACES Academy578.171.9%

All public schools in Alpena →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about ACES Academy

  1. Alpena High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,091 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Posen Consolidated High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 92 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare ACES Academy with Alpena High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alpena Public Schools spends per student$13,611 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,611
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganACES Academy is the number 755 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#755 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher8.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.8.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about ACES Academy

  1. How many students attend ACES Academy?
    57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 70 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alpena, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at ACES Academy?
    8.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is ACES Academy a Title I school?
    ACES Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at ACES Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at ACES Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at ACES Academy?
    20% or less of the 28 students in ACES Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is ACES Academy in?
    Alpena Public Schools, NCES district ID 2602730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260273001594 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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