Taylor Preparatory High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Taylor, Michigan

Taylor Preparatory High School in Taylor, Michigan enrolled 405 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% 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 70-74% (Michigan: 81.8%).

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

464 students in 2022-23, 420 students in 2023-24, 405 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 22.4.

Students enrolled at Taylor Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 464, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-234642023-244202024-25405
Students enrolled at Taylor Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 464, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-234642023-244202024-25405
Students enrolled at Taylor Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 464, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-234642023-244202024-25405
Students enrolled at Taylor Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 464, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 40502004006002022-234642023-244202024-25405
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346427.516.9
2023-2442023.817.6
2024-2540522.418.0

18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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 18.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 18.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 18.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 18.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state 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 in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Taylor Preparatory High School enrolled 548 students and reported no counselor; it reported 167 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions167
  • Chronically absent56.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.2% of students were Black, 25.4% White, 14.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black47.2%
  2. White25.4%
  3. Two or more races14.3%
  4. Hispanic10.4%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Taylor Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math20‑24%not published34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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

70-74% of the 73 students in Taylor Preparatory 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 rate70‑74%70‑74%81.8%
Students in the class7373115,301

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 Taylor

2 public high schools in Taylor report 2024-25 enrollment; Taylor Preparatory High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Taylor Preparatory High School40518.055.6%
Taylor Virtual Learning Academy32564.265.2%

All public schools in Taylor →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Taylor Preparatory High School

  1. Taylor Virtual Learning AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 325 students, 64.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Taylor High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,371 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Taylor Preparatory High School with Taylor Virtual Learning AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Taylor Preparatory High School spends per student$11,563 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,563
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganTaylor Preparatory High School is the number 377 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#377 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.18.0:1
  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 Taylor Preparatory High School

  1. How many students attend Taylor Preparatory High School?
    405 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 464 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Taylor, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor Preparatory High School?
    18.0 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 Taylor Preparatory High School a Title I school?
    Taylor Preparatory High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Taylor Preparatory High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Taylor Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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 Taylor Preparatory High School?
    70-74% of the 73 students in Taylor Preparatory 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 Taylor Preparatory High School in?
    Taylor Preparatory High School, NCES district ID 2601061. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260106108531 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