Petoskey High School

Located at 1500 HILL ST, in PETOSKEY, Michigan, Petoskey High School is a substantial 9-12 campus that instructs 862 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Public Schools of Petoskey. That puts it 87% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Petoskey High School is one of 7 schools operated by Public Schools of Petoskey, a district that works with 2,416 students overall.

Demographically, Petoskey High School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Emmet County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Emmet County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Emmet County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,112 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Petoskey High School is one of 16 public schools in Emmet County (combined enrollment of about 4,138 students).

Nearest neighbor: Petoskey Montessori Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Petoskey High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Petoskey High School has shrank 13%, going from 988 students in 2018 to 862 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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