Port Huron Northern High School

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

Port Huron Northern High School in Port Huron, Michigan enrolled 1,089 students in 2024-25 with 52.5 full-time teachers, 20.7 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, 26% 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 91% (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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,169 students in 2022-23, 1,158 students in 2023-24, 1,089 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.6 to 52.5.

Students enrolled at Port Huron Northern High School by school year2022-23: 1,169, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,08905001k1.5k2022-231,1692023-241,1582024-251,089
Students enrolled at Port Huron Northern High School by school year2022-23: 1,169, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,08905001k1.5k2022-231,1692023-241,1582024-251,089
Students enrolled at Port Huron Northern High School by school year2022-23: 1,169, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,08905001k1.5k2022-231,1692023-241,1582024-251,089
Students enrolled at Port Huron Northern High School by school year2022-23: 1,169, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,08905001k1.5k2022-231,1692023-241,1582024-251,089
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,16953.621.8
2023-241,15853.221.8
2024-251,08952.520.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 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 20.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 20.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 20.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 20.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state 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).

21 AP courses and one counselor per 312 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Port Huron Northern High School enrolled 1,247 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses21
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 312 of the 1,247 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions76
  • Chronically absent31.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.3% of students were White, 5.8% Hispanic, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.3%
  2. Hispanic5.8%
  3. Two or more races5.4%
  4. Black2.4%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Port Huron Northern High School scored proficient or above: 26% 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
Math26%23% (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

91% of the 211 students in Port Huron Northern 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 rate91%75%81.8%
Students in the class211542115,301

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

4 public high schools in Port Huron report 2024-25 enrollment; Port Huron Northern High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Port Huron Northern High School1,08920.733.9%
Port Huron High School98818.457.2%
St Clair County Intervention Academy346.497.1%
Harrison Center105.070.0%

All public schools in Port Huron →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Port Huron Northern High School

  1. Harrison CenterThe nearest public high school, 2.8 miles away: 10 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Blue Water Middle College AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 205 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Port Huron Northern High School with Harrison CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Port Huron Area School District spends per student$15,215 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,215
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganPort Huron Northern High School is the number 105 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#105 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.20.7:1
  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 Port Huron Northern High School

  1. How many students attend Port Huron Northern High School?
    1,089 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,169 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Port Huron, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Huron Northern High School?
    20.7 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 Port Huron Northern High School a Title I school?
    Port Huron Northern 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 Port Huron Northern High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Port Huron Northern High School scored proficient or above: 26% 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 Port Huron Northern High School?
    91% of the 211 students in Port Huron Northern 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 Port Huron Northern High School in?
    Port Huron Area School District, NCES district ID 2628830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262883006473 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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