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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261170004628

Deckerville Community High School

2633 BLACK RIVER ST, DECKERVILLE, MI 48427 · (810) 376-3875 · Sanilac County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 460
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
98 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 73616%
Grade 84219%
Grade 93416%
Grade 104521%
Grade 113215%
Grade 123014%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
20091%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
157%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
12557%
Female
9443%

School pathway

Feeds from
Deckerville Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within Deckerville Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
Math
25.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Deckerville Community High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Deckerville Community High School this school21944.7%38.0%
Carson CityCrystal High School
CARSON CITY
18744.4%N/A
Homer Community High School
HOMER
24744.9%N/A
Morenci Middle and High School
MORENCI
26946.1%N/A
Dryden High School
DRYDEN
21441.6%N/A
Colon High School
COLON
27145.4%N/A
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 Deckerville Community High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Sanilac County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#49 of 62N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#45 of 51N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
219#535 of 844#5 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#95 of 548#1 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.1%#435 of 550#5 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.7%#341 of 654#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.1%#131 of 436N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
219
-35 (-14%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521913.915.8:145% (98)
2023-2424114.916.1:150% (120)
2022-2324715.316.1:157% (141)
2020-212541221.2:150% (127)
2017-1827420.713.2:167% (183)
2015-162711518.1:152% (142)
2010-113071421.9:159% (180)
2000-014492022.4:123% (102)
1990-91427N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deckerville Community High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (274 to 219); teachers down 33% (20.7 to 13.9).

About Deckerville Community High School

Deckerville Community High School is a small high school with its address in DECKERVILLE, Michigan. The school enrolls 219 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.

Deckerville Community School District runs Deckerville Community High School along with 1 other school, enrolling 507 students in total.

The share of White students at Deckerville Community High School is 91%. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic. In Sanilac County overall, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Deckerville Community High School scores 16%.

There are 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.8:1. Across high schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 21.6:1. Of all students at Deckerville Community High School, 45% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sanilac County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.

Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.5%. Deckerville Community High School scores 38.0%.

For the population of Sanilac County, the median household earns about $58,863 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Deckerville Community High School shares Sanilac County with 19 other public schools.

Deckerville Community High School's closest public school neighbor is Deckerville Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Deckerville Community High School holds 7 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Deckerville Community High School at 4th of 5.

Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 254 to 219. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.2:1 to 15.8:1.

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Sanilac County at a glance

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Population
40,462
Census ACS
Median income
$58,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,377 students

Quick facts

School name
Deckerville Community High School
District
Deckerville Community School District
Address
2633 BLACK RIVER ST, DECKERVILLE, MI 48427
Phone
(810) 376-3875
County
Sanilac County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
219
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
98 (45%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
261170004628
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Deckerville Community High School
How many students attend Deckerville Community High School?
Deckerville Community High School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 07-12.
Is Deckerville Community High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deckerville Community High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Deckerville Community High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Deckerville Community High School.
What is the student diversity at Deckerville Community High School?
Student demographics at Deckerville Community High School are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Deckerville Community High School in?
Deckerville Community High School is part of Deckerville Community School District.
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