Blue Water Middle College Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Port Huron, Michigan

Blue Water Middle College Academy in Port Huron, Michigan enrolled 205 students in 2024-25 with 17.4 full-time teachers, 11.8 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 45-49% (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 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

255 students in 2022-23, 208 students in 2023-24, 205 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 17.4.

Students enrolled at Blue Water Middle College Academy by school year2022-23: 255, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232552023-242082024-25205
Students enrolled at Blue Water Middle College Academy by school year2022-23: 255, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232552023-242082024-25205
Students enrolled at Blue Water Middle College Academy by school year2022-23: 255, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232552023-242082024-25205
Students enrolled at Blue Water Middle College Academy by school year2022-23: 255, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232552023-242082024-25205
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325516.615.4
2023-2420816.112.9
2024-2520517.411.8

11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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; This school 11.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 11.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 11.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 11.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state 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).

11 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blue Water Middle College Academy enrolled 278 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

91.2% of students were White, 3.4% of two or more races, 2.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.2%
  2. Two or more races3.4%
  3. Hispanic2.9%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. American Indian1.0%
  6. Asian0.5%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

45-49% of the 127 students in Blue Water Middle College 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 rate45‑49%45‑49%81.8%
Students in the class127127115,301

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 Port Huron

2 public high schools in Port Huron report 2024-25 enrollment; Blue Water Middle College Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blue Water Middle College Academy20511.821.0%
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy14131.976.6%

All public schools in Port Huron →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blue Water Middle College Academy

  1. Harrison CenterThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 10 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Port Huron Schools Phoenix AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 141 students, 31.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Blue Water Middle College Academy with Harrison CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blue Water Middle College spends per student$9,706 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,706
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBlue Water Middle College Academy is the number 559 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#559 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.11.8:1
  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 Blue Water Middle College Academy

  1. How many students attend Blue Water Middle College Academy?
    205 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 255 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Port Huron, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Water Middle College Academy?
    11.8 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 Blue Water Middle College Academy a Title I school?
    Blue Water Middle College 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. What is the graduation rate at Blue Water Middle College Academy?
    45-49% of the 127 students in Blue Water Middle College 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.
  5. What district is Blue Water Middle College Academy in?
    Blue Water Middle College, NCES district ID 2600992. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260099208258 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 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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