High · Michigan

Houghton Lake JrSr High School

Free meals for all

Houghton Lake JrSr High School, a public high school in Houghton Lake, Michigan: grades 7–12, 484 students, 15.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Houghton Lake Community Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
484
Teachers (FTE)
31.9
Students per teacher
15.2
Grades
7–12
High

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of high schools in Michigan

Median 18.4 · 866 schools compared

More students per teacher than 55% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 65% of high schools in Michigan

Median 322 · 916 schools compared

Larger than 55% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

45%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of high schools in Michigan

Median 44% · 153 high schools compared

172 students tested, grades 7, 8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

16%proficient

−14.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of high schools in Michigan

Median 26% · 153 high schools compared

171 students tested, grades 7, 8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
High · Grades 7–12
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Remote town

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Houghton Lake Community Schools.

Location

Address
4433 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629
Phone
(989)366-2035
City or town
Houghton Lake

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Houghton Lake Community EducationAlternativeFree meals for all
9–121034.3——
Roscommon High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1233717.359%21%
9–120———
Harrison Alternative EducationAlternativeFree meals for all
9–124210.4——
9–1228115.2——
Gladwin High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1248624.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 261860005545