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What's something Ithaca High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
442
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261958005620
Ithaca High School
710 N UNION ST, ITHACA, MI 48847 · (989) 875-3373 · Gratiot County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
157 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 55%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ithaca Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
442
-124 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.8:1
% White
91%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ithaca High School
Located at 710 N UNION ST, in ITHACA, Michigan, Ithaca High School is an average-sized 9-12 campus that caters to 442 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by Ithaca Public Schools.
Ithaca High School is one of 3 schools operated by Ithaca Public Schools, a district that instructs 971 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Ithaca High School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Ithaca High School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Ithaca High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gratiot County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ithaca High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.2%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Gratiot County shows median household earnings sit near $63,556, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Ithaca High School is one of 24 public schools in Gratiot County (combined enrollment of about 5,245 students).
Nearest neighbor: North Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Ithaca High School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ithaca High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.7%.
Ithaca High School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ithaca High School has fell 22%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ithaca High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Gratiot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,385
Census ACS
Median income
$63,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ithaca Public Schools
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other schools in ITHACA
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Nearby schools
- North Elementary School0.6 mi · 295
- South Elementary School1.3 mi · 234
- Hillcrest Elementary School5.6 mi · 400
- Gratiot Continuous Learning Center6.5 mi · 41
- Pine Avenue Elementary School6.7 mi · 265
- Eugene M Nikkari Elementary6.9 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Ithaca High SchoolHow many students attend Ithaca High School?
Ithaca High School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Ithaca High School serve?
Ithaca High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ithaca High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Ithaca High School.
How diverse is Ithaca High School?
Ithaca High School reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ithaca High School?
Ithaca High School is overseen by Ithaca Public Schools in Gratiot County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.