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Enrollment
488
High
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCODA AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262697006312
Oscoda Area High School
3550 E RIVER RD, OSCODA, MI 48750 · (989) 739-9121 · Iosco County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
301 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 15% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Oscoda Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Oscoda Area High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscoda Area High School this school | 488 | 61.7% | 40.4% |
| Belding High School BELDING | 511 | 59.5% | N/A |
| Newaygo High School NEWAYGO | 460 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Alma Senior High School ALMA | 552 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Montabella JuniorSenior High BLANCHARD | 383 | 60.3% | 35.6% |
| Lake City High School LAKE CITY | 369 | 58.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oscoda Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #45 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #49 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #311 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #161 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #254 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #200 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #346 of 436 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 28.6 | 17.1:1 | 62% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 27.8 | 17.4:1 | 67% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 25.1 | 19.0:1 | 64% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 58% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 30.7 | 17.1:1 | 63% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 64% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 42% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oscoda Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (524 to 488); teachers down 7% (30.7 to 28.6).
About Oscoda Area High School
Oscoda Area High School is one of the public schools in OSCODA, Michigan. It is a mid-sized high school. It reports enrollment of 488 students in grades 7 through 12.
Oscoda Area High School falls under Oscoda Area Schools, which has 2 schools enrolling 1,199 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Oscoda Area High School is White, at 83%. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Iosco County, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Oscoda Area High School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Oscoda Area High School, which has 28.6. High schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 21.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%.
Among Michigan public high schools, Oscoda Area High School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Oscoda Area High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.4%) and its predicted rate (39.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Iosco County show that the median household earns about $50,066 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Iosco County, 11 public schools serve about 3,497 students.
Oscoda Area High School's closest public school neighbor is Richardson Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Oscoda Area High School's average proficiency of 40.4% compares with 37.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 499 students in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Iosco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,497 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oscoda Area Schools
- Richardson Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Richardson Elementary School0.2 mi · 711
- Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County12.2 mi · 171
- Tawas Area Middle School12.6 mi · 340
- Tawas Area High School12.6 mi · 351
- Clara B Bolen Elementary School12.8 mi · 433
- Iosco RESA Special Education13.0 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Oscoda Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oscoda Area High School?
Oscoda Area High School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Oscoda Area High School serve?
Oscoda Area High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Oscoda Area High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Oscoda Area High School.
How diverse is Oscoda Area High School?
Oscoda Area High School reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Oscoda Area High School?
Oscoda Area High School is overseen by Oscoda Area Schools in Iosco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.