Houghton Lake JrSr High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Houghton Lake, Michigan
Houghton Lake JrSr High School in Houghton Lake, Michigan enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 31.9 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
511 students in 2022-23, 507 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 31.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 511 | 30.1 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 28.7 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 484 | 31.9 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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.
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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 275 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Houghton Lake JrSr High School enrolled 550 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 97 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 275 of the 550 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions97
- Chronically absent60.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.8% of students were White, 3.5% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.8%
- Hispanic3.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Black1.0%
- American Indian0.6%
- Asian0.2%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Houghton Lake JrSr High School scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 31‑35% | 31‑35% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 23‑27% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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
90-94% of the 73 students in Houghton Lake JrSr 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.
| This school | Its district | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 60‑64% | 81.8% |
| Students in the class | 73 | 127 | 115,301 |
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 Houghton Lake
2 public high schools in Houghton Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Houghton Lake JrSr High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake JrSr High School | 484 | 15.2 | 69.8% |
| Houghton Lake Community Education | 103 | 4.3 | 85.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Houghton Lake JrSr High School
- Houghton Lake Community EducationThe nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 103 students, 4.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Roscommon High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 337 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Houghton Lake JrSr High School with Houghton Lake Community EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Houghton Lake Community Schools spends per student$13,449 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,449
- The largest public schools in MichiganHoughton Lake JrSr High School is the number 320 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#320 of 908
- Michigan schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.15.2:1
- 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 Houghton Lake JrSr High School
How many students attend Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 511 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Houghton Lake, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
15.2 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.Is Houghton Lake JrSr High School a Title I school?
Houghton Lake JrSr High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Houghton Lake JrSr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Houghton Lake JrSr High School scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
90-94% of the 73 students in Houghton Lake JrSr 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.What district is Houghton Lake JrSr High School in?
Houghton Lake Community Schools, NCES district ID 2618600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261860005545 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, 2021-22 and 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.