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Enrollment
460
High
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDUSKY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263084006714
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School
191 E PINETREE LN, SANDUSKY, MI 48471 · (810) 648-3401 · Sanilac County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Michigan public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
245 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 18% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Sandusky Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sandusky JuniorSenior High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky JuniorSenior High School this school | 460 | 53.3% | 32.5% |
| Beaverton JuniorSenior High School BEAVERTON | 463 | 54.9% | 41.1% |
| West Iron County Middle High School IRON RIVER | 407 | 55.8% | 39.1% |
| Mason County Central HS SCOTTVILLE | 413 | 55.7% | N/A |
| Vassar Senior High School VASSAR | 427 | 50.4% | N/A |
| Marlette JrSr High School MARLETTE | 371 | 56.6% | 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 Sandusky JuniorSenior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Sanilac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #55 of 62 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #42 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #37 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #335 of 844 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #342 of 548 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #486 of 550 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #275 of 654 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #112 of 126 | N/A |
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
460
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 460 | 23.9 | 19.2:1 | 53% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 25.5 | 18.1:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 46% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 48% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 20% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandusky JuniorSenior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (455 to 460); teachers down 8% (26 to 23.9).
About Sandusky JuniorSenior High School
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School is a high school located in SANDUSKY, Michigan, in Sanilac County. It enrolls 460 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 12.
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School sits within Sandusky Community School District, which has 2 schools and 931 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic. Among Sanilac County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. The school has 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.2:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Michigan. Federal data show 53% of students (245) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Michigan public high schools.
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School is 10.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.5% versus 42.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In Sanilac County, median household income comes to about $58,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 5,377 students.
Sandusky Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Sandusky JuniorSenior High School is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 14 students, from 474 to 460. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.2:1) than in 2020-21 (20.6:1).
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Sanilac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,462
Census ACS
Median income
$58,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,377 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sandusky Community School District
- Sandusky Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in SANDUSKY
- Sandusky Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Sanilac ISD Special Education ServicesCombined · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Sandusky Elementary School0.4 mi · 471
- Sanilac ISD Special Education Services0.7 mi · 55
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School7.8 mi · 165
- Deckerville Community High School9.2 mi · 219
- Deckerville Elementary School9.2 mi · 288
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS9.7 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Sandusky JuniorSenior High SchoolHow many students attend Sandusky JuniorSenior High School?
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 07-12.
Is Sandusky JuniorSenior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Sandusky JuniorSenior High School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Sandusky JuniorSenior High School.
What is the student diversity at Sandusky JuniorSenior High School?
Student demographics at Sandusky JuniorSenior High School are roughly 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandusky JuniorSenior High School?
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School is overseen by Sandusky Community School District in Sanilac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.