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Houghton Lake, MI
Public School Ratings




Houghton Lake Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Houghton Lake Community Schools School District details

Houghton Lake Community Schools School District
4433 W Houghton Lake Dr
Houghton Lake, MI 48629

1,162 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Houghton Lake Community Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.6% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
39%
34%
43%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Collins Elementary School
4451 W Houghton Lake Dr
Houghton Lake, MI, 48629
PK-06
Houghton Lake Community Education School
179 Cloverleaf Ln
Houghton Lake, MI, 48629
07-12
Houghton Lake Jrsr High School
4433 W Houghton Lake Dr
Houghton Lake, MI, 48629
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.5% 67.0%
Black 0.9% 19.1%
Hispanic 3.4% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.4% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 70.7% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 3.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,050 $8,192,000 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $505 $587,000 4.0%
Staff $441 $513,000 3.5%
General Administration $256 $297,000 2.0%
School Administration $861 $1,001,000 6.8%
Operation $989 $1,149,000 7.8%
Transportation $661 $768,000 5.2%
Other $670 $779,000 5.3%
Total Support $4,384 $5,094,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,306 $1,518,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $12,740 $14,804,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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