Paw Paw High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Paw Paw, Michigan
Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Michigan enrolled 638 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (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 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
692 students in 2022-23, 665 students in 2023-24, 638 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.8 to 35.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 692 | 36.8 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 36.6 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 638 | 35.0 | 18.2 |
18.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 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).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 338 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paw Paw High School enrolled 675 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 338 of the 675 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions44
- Chronically absent22.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.1% of students were White, 12.2% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.1%
- Hispanic12.2%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Asian0.9%
- Black0.8%
- 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 Paw Paw 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 25‑29% | 29‑33% (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
90-94% of the 164 students in Paw Paw 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% | 81% | 81.8% |
| Students in the class | 164 | 201 | 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 Paw Paw
3 public high schools in Paw Paw report 2024-25 enrollment; Paw Paw High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Paw High School | 638 | 18.2 | 24.8% |
| Cedar Street Community and Family Center | 76 | 11.4 | 60.5% |
| Communitybased Transition Center | 53 | 5.3 | 37.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paw Paw High School
- Cedar Street Community and Family CenterThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 76 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Mattawan High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,126 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Paw Paw High School with Cedar Street Community and Family CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paw Paw Public School District spends per student$14,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,233
- The largest public schools in MichiganPaw Paw High School is the number 245 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#245 of 908
- Michigan schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.18.2:1
- 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 Paw Paw High School
How many students attend Paw Paw High School?
638 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 692 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Paw Paw, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paw Paw High School?
18.2 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 Paw Paw High School a Title I school?
Paw Paw High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paw Paw High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Paw Paw 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.What is the graduation rate at Paw Paw High School?
90-94% of the 164 students in Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw High School in?
Paw Paw Public School District, NCES district ID 2627660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262766006352 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.