Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELLSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262772006356
Pellston MiddleHigh School
172 N PARK ST, PELLSTON, MI 49769 · (231) 539-8201 · Emmet County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
127 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 6 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 14% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Pellston Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Pellston MiddleHigh School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pellston MiddleHigh School this school | 258 | 49.2% | 37.2% |
| Munising High and Middle School MUNISING | 296 | 45.3% | N/A |
| Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School MESICK | 276 | 48.9% | N/A |
| Frankfort High School FRANKFORT | 248 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Bellevue JrSr High School BELLEVUE | 281 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Morley Stanwood High School MORLEY | 287 | 53.3% | 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 Pellston MiddleHigh School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #51 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #44 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #21 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #505 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #11 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #201 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #307 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #348 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
258
+21 (+9%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 258 | 21.9 | 11.8:1 | 49% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 20.3 | 12.6:1 | 59% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 17.6 | 14.4:1 | 57% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 14.7 | 18.9:1 | 59% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 51% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 54% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 50% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pellston MiddleHigh School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (277 to 258); teachers up 49% (14.7 to 21.9).
About Pellston MiddleHigh School
Pellston MiddleHigh School is a small high school in PELLSTON, Michigan. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 258 students. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
Pellston MiddleHigh School is part of a district of 2 schools: Pellston Public Schools, with 478 students.
About 77% of the student body at Pellston MiddleHigh School is White. Smaller groups are 14% multiracial and 7% Native American. County-wide, 90% of Emmet County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
The school has 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Michigan is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 17 points above the 32% average for public schools in Emmet County.
Among Michigan public high schools, Pellston MiddleHigh School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.5% at Pellston MiddleHigh School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.2%.
For the population of Emmet County, median household income comes to about $78,112, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Emmet County counts 16 public schools with about 4,138 students.
Pellston Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Pellston MiddleHigh School places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Pellston MiddleHigh School as Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.8 to 11.8 over 4 years.
Pellston MiddleHigh School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Emmet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,125
Census ACS
Median income
$78,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pellston Public Schools
- Pellston Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Pellston Elementary School0.1 mi · 220
- Alanson Public School7.5 mi · 223
- COP ESD Programs10.3 mi · 65
- Inverness Academy12.5 mi · 82
- Shay Elementary School12.9 mi · 258
- Harbor Springs Middle School12.9 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Pellston MiddleHigh SchoolHow large is Pellston MiddleHigh School?
Pellston MiddleHigh School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Pellston MiddleHigh School serve?
Pellston MiddleHigh School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pellston MiddleHigh School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Pellston MiddleHigh School.
How diverse is Pellston MiddleHigh School?
Pellston MiddleHigh School reports a student body of 77% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Two or more.
Is Pellston MiddleHigh School public or private?
Pellston MiddleHigh School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pellston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.