Alma Senior High School

Alma Senior High School, a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in ALMA, Michigan, part of Alma Public Schools, works with 552 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Within Alma Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,815 students, Alma Senior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Alma Senior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic. Compared to Gratiot County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gratiot County put the typical household earns roughly $63,556 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gratiot County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,245 students), of which Alma Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is GIRESD Center Programs, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alma Senior High School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 668 students in 2018 compared to 552 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.