Inverness Academy

Located at 7461 N STRAITS HWY, in CHEBOYGAN, Michigan, Inverness Academy is an one-room-style four-year high school that caters to 82 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Cheboygan Area Schools. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Inverness Academy is one of 5 schools operated by Cheboygan Area Schools, a district that serves 1,665 students overall.

Demographically, Inverness Academy logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 12% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Native American.

Looking at school resources, Inverness Academy shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cheboygan County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cheboygan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,875 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Cheboygan County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,643 students), of which Inverness Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cheboygan Middle School, around 4.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 148%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 82 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 76% to 82%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.