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If you could change one rule at Manistique Middle and High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
412
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANISTIQUE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262247005963
Manistique Middle and High School
100 N CEDAR ST, MANISTIQUE, MI 49854 · (906) 252-4300 · Schoolcraft County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
175 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Manistique Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
412
-53 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.8:1
% White
75%
was 81%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Manistique Middle and High School
Manistique Middle and High School is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in MANISTIQUE, Michigan, one of the schools within Manistique Area Schools, with 412 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.
Manistique Area Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 701 students. Manistique Middle and High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Manistique Middle and High School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Native American.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Manistique Middle and High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Manistique Middle and High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Manistique Middle and High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.5%; this one comes in at 30.9%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Schoolcraft County) logs that median household income runs about $56,782, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Manistique Middle and High School is one of 3 public schools in Schoolcraft County (combined enrollment of about 701 students).
Nearest neighbor: Emerald Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 465 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 81% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Schoolcraft County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,128
Census ACS
Median income
$56,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manistique Area Schools
- Emerald Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Jack Reque Alternative High SchoolHigh · 22 students
Other schools in MANISTIQUE
- Emerald Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Jack Reque Alternative High SchoolHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Emerald Elementary School0.5 mi · 267
- Jack Reque Alternative High School3.0 mi · 22
- Big Bay De Noc School14.8 mi · 192
- Three Lakes Academy28.9 mi · 114
- TriTownship School32.9 mi · 243
- Engadine Schools34.3 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Manistique Middle and High SchoolHow large is Manistique Middle and High School?
Manistique Middle and High School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Manistique Middle and High School serve?
Manistique Middle and High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Manistique Middle and High School have?
Manistique Middle and High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Manistique Middle and High School?
Student demographics at Manistique Middle and High School are roughly 75% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Manistique Middle and High School?
Manistique Middle and High School is overseen by Manistique Area Schools in Schoolcraft County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.