Dryden High School

Dryden High School is a small high school located in DRYDEN, Michigan. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 214 students. That is 53% below the average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.

Dryden Community Schools has 2 schools; together they serve 438 students.

At Dryden High School, 92% of students are White. Other students are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Lapeer County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.

Dryden High School reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Lapeer County.

In Lapeer County, home to about 88,837 people, the median household earns about $77,306 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lapeer County number 27, with about 10,962 students.

Dryden Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Dryden High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 213 to 214, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.

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