Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is an expansive senior high in MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, run under Mt. Pleasant City School District. The school educates 1,066 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 132% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Mt. Pleasant City School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,341 students. Mt Pleasant Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mt Pleasant Senior High School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 4% Black. By comparison, Isabella County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Isabella County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Isabella County) reports that median household income runs about $55,237, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Mt Pleasant Senior High School is one of 20 public schools in Isabella County (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fancher School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Mt Pleasant Senior High School's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,124 (now 1,066).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.