Alcona Community Schools


Summary:

The Alcona Community Schools district in Michigan consists of two schools: Alcona Community High School and Alcona Elementary School. While the high school has shown some improvement in recent years, both schools face significant challenges, including below-average academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student outcomes.

Alcona Community High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 85.4% and a low dropout rate of 3.6%, but it struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 32.5% of students chronically absent. Academically, the school performs below the state average on M-Step and SAT assessments. In contrast, Alcona Elementary School is ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools and also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.8%. The elementary school's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas tested.

Both schools face challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the stark difference in student-teacher ratios between the high school (7.1) and the elementary school (14.4) may indicate a disparity in staffing and resources, which could contribute to the performance gap between the two schools. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the root causes of the problems and ensures equitable distribution of resources across the Alcona Community Schools district.

District Detail

 51 N Barlow Rd
Harrisville, MI 48740-9606

 (989) 736-6212

SchoolDigger Rank:
390th of 610 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 683

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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