Grass Lake High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Grass Lake, Michigan

Grass Lake High School in Grass Lake, Michigan enrolled 394 students in 2024-25 with 19.9 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% 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 85-89% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

366 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 394 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 19.9.

Students enrolled at Grass Lake High School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233662023-243922024-25394
Students enrolled at Grass Lake High School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233662023-243922024-25394
Students enrolled at Grass Lake High School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233662023-243922024-25394
Students enrolled at Grass Lake High School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233662023-243922024-25394
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336621.517.0
2023-2439220.319.3
2024-2539419.919.8

19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; Grass Lake High School 19.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherGrass Lake High School 19.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Grass Lake High School 19.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherGrass Lake High School 19.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Grass Lake High School 19.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherGrass Lake High School 19.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Grass Lake High School 19.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherGrass Lake High School 19.8state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grass Lake High School enrolled 327 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 327 of the 327 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.1% of students were White, 5.8% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.1%
  2. Hispanic5.8%
  3. Two or more races2.0%
  4. Asian0.5%
  5. Black0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Grass Lake High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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
Math25‑29%36‑40% (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

85-89% of the 74 students in Grass Lake High School'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 rate85‑89%85‑89%81.8%
Students in the class7474115,301

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.

What to look at next about Grass Lake High School

  1. Napoleon High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.9 miles away: 381 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  2. Michigan Center JrSr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.2 miles away: 700 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  3. Compare Grass Lake High School with Napoleon High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grass Lake Community Schools spends per student$14,295 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,295
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganGrass Lake High School is the number 389 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#389 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.19.8:1
  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 Grass Lake High School

  1. How many students attend Grass Lake High School?
    394 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 366 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Grass Lake, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grass Lake High School?
    19.8 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 Grass Lake High School a Title I school?
    Grass Lake High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Grass Lake High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Grass Lake High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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 Grass Lake High School?
    85-89% of the 74 students in Grass Lake High School'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 Grass Lake High School in?
    Grass Lake Community Schools, NCES district ID 2616830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261683005391 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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