Newaygo High School

Newaygo High School is a four-year high school of mid-tier scale in NEWAYGO, Michigan, operated by Newaygo Public School District, caters to 460 students in grades 9 through 12.

Newaygo Public School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,567 students. Newaygo High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Newaygo High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Newaygo High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, Newaygo County reports that median household income runs about $63,304, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Newaygo High School is one of 23 public schools in Newaygo County (combined enrollment of about 6,782 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newaygo Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Newaygo High School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Newaygo High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 460). Class-load math has fell: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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