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Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARANAC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263093006717
Saranac JrSr High School
150 PLEASANT ST, SARANAC, MI 48881 · (616) 642-1100 · Ionia County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- 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
19.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
133 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 18% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Saranac Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Saranac JrSr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac JrSr High School this school | 406 | 32.8% | 42.4% |
| Sand Creek High School SAND CREEK | 404 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Onsted Community High School ONSTED | 365 | 33.2% | N/A |
| Montague High School MONTAGUE | 419 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Tri County Senior High School HOWARD CITY | 473 | 31.5% | N/A |
| New Lothrop High School NEW LOTHROP | 398 | 34.2% | 53.4% |
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 Saranac JrSr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ionia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #40 of 62 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #25 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #33 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #367 of 844 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #382 of 548 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #363 of 550 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #476 of 654 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #93 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
406
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 406 | 20.6 | 19.7:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 20.2 | 20.1:1 | 38% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 19.7 | 20.1:1 | 38% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | 42% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 11% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saranac JrSr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (396 to 406); teachers up 5% (19.7 to 20.6).
About Saranac JrSr High School
Saranac JrSr High School is a public high school run by Saranac Community Schools in SARANAC, Michigan. Its 406 students are spread across grades 7 through 12.
Saranac Community Schools has 2 schools; together they serve 839 students.
At Saranac JrSr High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Saranac JrSr High School comes in at 20%.
Teachers at Saranac JrSr High School total 20.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ionia County is 52%.
Measured against Michigan public high schools, Saranac JrSr High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Saranac JrSr High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.4% is 9.4 points below the 51.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Ionia County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,611, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Ionia County number 30 and enroll about 10,506.
Saranac Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Saranac JrSr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles.
For locale, NCES codes Saranac JrSr High School as Rural: Distant.
Saranac JrSr High School had 436 students in 2020-21 and 406 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.8:1 to 19.7:1.
Discussions about Saranac JrSr High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ionia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,574
Census ACS
Median income
$75,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saranac Community Schools
- Saranac Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Saranac Elementary School0.2 mi · 433
- Freedom Acres School6.0 mi · 107
- Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility6.1 mi · 9
- Handlon Correctional Facility6.3 mi · 2
- Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility6.5 mi · 3
- Unity Alternative School6.8 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Saranac JrSr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Saranac JrSr High School?
Saranac JrSr High School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 07-12.
Is Saranac JrSr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saranac JrSr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Saranac JrSr High School have?
Saranac JrSr High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saranac JrSr High School?
At Saranac JrSr High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Saranac JrSr High School?
Saranac JrSr High School is overseen by Saranac Community Schools in Ionia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.