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Enrollment
548
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260891004432
Cheboygan Area High School
801 W LINCOLN AVE, CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721 · (231) 627-7191 · Cheboygan County
GRADES 08–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Michigan public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
305 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 21% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cheboygan Area High School
Cheboygan Area High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan Area High School this school | 548 | 55.7% | 44.8% |
| Ogemaw Heights High School WEST BRANCH | 592 | 59.0% | N/A |
| Beaverton JuniorSenior High School BEAVERTON | 463 | 54.9% | 41.1% |
| Clio Area High School CLIO | 684 | 53.2% | N/A |
| StandishSterling Central JrSr High School STANDISH | 660 | 52.1% | 41.4% |
| Sandusky JuniorSenior High School SANDUSKY | 460 | 53.3% | 32.5% |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cheboygan Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #36 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #274 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #77 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #288 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #248 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #114 of 436 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-93 (-15%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 56% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 34.3 | 16.9:1 | 53% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 36.8 | 16.5:1 | 53% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 63% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 51% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 59% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 54% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 21% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheboygan Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (696 to 548); teachers down 9% (39 to 35.3).
About Cheboygan Area High School
Cheboygan Area High School is a mid-sized high school for students in CHEBOYGAN, Michigan. The school runs grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 548 students.
Cheboygan Area Schools counts 1,665 students in its 5 schools, and Cheboygan Area High School is one of them.
Cheboygan Area High School is 86% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial and 4% Native American. That is in line with Cheboygan County, where about 89% of residents are White. The diversity index for Cheboygan Area High School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cheboygan Area High School has 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. High schools in Michigan average 21.6:1, 6.1 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 56% at Cheboygan Area High School. For comparison, public schools in Cheboygan County average 68%.
Cheboygan Area High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Michigan public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.6% at Cheboygan Area High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%.
Looking at the county, Cheboygan County, median household income comes to about $62,875, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 2,643 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cheboygan Middle School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cheboygan Area High School ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 15% across 4 years, from 641 in 2020-21 to 548 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 15.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cheboygan Area High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cheboygan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,865
Census ACS
Median income
$62,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cheboygan Area Schools
- Cheboygan Intermediate SchoolCombined · 537 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Cheboygan Middle SchoolCombined · 197 students
- Inverness AcademyHigh · 82 students
Other schools in CHEBOYGAN
- Cheboygan Intermediate SchoolCombined · 537 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Cheboygan Middle SchoolCombined · 197 students
- Inverness AcademyHigh · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Cheboygan Middle School0.1 mi · 197
- Cheboygan Intermediate School0.1 mi · 537
- East Elementary School1.3 mi · 301
- Inverness Academy4.5 mi · 82
- Bois Blanc Pines School7.0 mi · 6
- COP ESD Programs13.1 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Cheboygan Area High SchoolHow many students attend Cheboygan Area High School?
Cheboygan Area High School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades 08-12.
Is Cheboygan Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cheboygan Area High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheboygan Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheboygan Area High School is approximately 15.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cheboygan Area High School?
Cheboygan Area High School reports a student body of 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Cheboygan Area High School?
Cheboygan Area High School is overseen by Cheboygan Area Schools in Cheboygan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.