Suttons Bay Senior High School

Suttons Bay Senior High School is a rural-scale secondary school in SUTTONS BAY, Michigan, operated by Suttons Bay Public Schools. The school serves 125 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Suttons Bay Senior High School sits 73% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Suttons Bay Public Schools (488 students total), Suttons Bay Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Suttons Bay Senior High School reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 19% Native American, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Leelanau County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Suttons Bay Senior High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Suttons Bay Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Leelanau County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Leelanau County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,422, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Leelanau County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,842 students), of which Suttons Bay Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Suttons Bay Virtual School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Suttons Bay Senior High School has decreased 51%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 56% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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