Pennfield Senior High School

Pennfield Senior High School is a senior high of well-populated scale in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, run under Pennfield Schools, instructing 748 students in grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Pennfield Schools (1,877 students total), Pennfield Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Pennfield Senior High School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Pennfield Senior High School lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Pennfield Senior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.8%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of +1.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Calhoun County shows median household income runs about $63,177, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Calhoun County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), of which Pennfield Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Pennfield Dunlap Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pennfield Senior High School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

Pennfield Senior High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 739 students in 2018 compared to 748 in 2025.

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