Ackerson High School

Ackerson High School is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in NAPOLEON, Michigan, one of the schools within Napoleon Community Schools, educateing 84 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Ackerson High School is one of 4 schools operated by Napoleon Community Schools, a district that works with 1,290 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ackerson High School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Ackerson High School shows 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 28.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Ackerson High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $66,073, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Jackson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), Ackerson High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Napoleon Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Ackerson High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 53%: 55 students in 2018 compared to 84 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 28.0:1 today.

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