Houghton Lake JrSr High School

Set in HOUGHTON LAKE, Michigan, Houghton Lake JrSr High School is a moderately sized secondary school, one of the schools within Houghton Lake Community Schools. It works with 484 students across grades 7 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Houghton Lake Community Schools (1,076 students total), Houghton Lake JrSr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Houghton Lake JrSr High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Roscommon County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Houghton Lake JrSr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Roscommon County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,246, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Houghton Lake JrSr High School is one of 9 public schools in Roscommon County (combined enrollment of about 2,617 students).

Nearest neighbor: Collins Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Houghton Lake JrSr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Houghton Lake JrSr High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Houghton Lake JrSr High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Houghton Lake JrSr High School's enrollment has rose 14% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 484).

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