Carrollton High School

Summary:

Carrollton High School is a public high school located in Saginaw, Michigan, serving 484 students in grades 9-12. The school's student population is relatively diverse, with White students making up the largest group (around 40%), followed by African American (around 30%) and Hispanic (around 25%) students.

Despite its diverse student body, Carrollton High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, typically in the 500s or 600s out of around 700-800 schools, and has maintained a 1 or 2 out of 5 star rating from Great Lakes Bay Early College, a high-performing school in the Saginaw Independent School District, significantly outperforms Carrollton High School across various academic metrics, with proficiency rates often double or triple those of Carrollton. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a high of 96.1% in 2019-2020 to a low of 85.8% in 2021-2022, and its dropout rates have also been variable, reaching as high as 8.7% in 2021-2022, both of which are higher than the state average.

Carrollton High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 29.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 37.5%. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching as high as 45.6% in 2021-2022, significantly above the state average. These issues may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 70-90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the presence of racial disparities in student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1235 Mapleridge Rd
       Saginaw, MI  48604-1904


(989) 753-3433

District: Carrollton Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
535th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,578 Help


Feeder schools for Carrollton High School:

Elementary:    Carrollton Elementary School
Middle:    Carrollton Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  449

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.7%
African American:
32.1%
Hispanic:
26.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.8% Help


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Compare Details Carrollton High School ranks worse than 72% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.56. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Carrollton High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Carrollton High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.7%), African American (32.1%), Hispanic (26.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carrollton High School is 20.2. (See more...)
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Compare Carrollton High School employs 22.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carrollton High School is $15,578.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carrollton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carrollton High School 535th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Carrollton High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carrollton High School

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Rank History for all students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.06 397th 705 43.7%
2007 46.81 486th 767 36.6%
2008 37.44 536th 750 28.5%
2009 41.26 516th 754 31.6%
2010 43.37 515th 765 32.7%
2011 42.83 529th 784 32.5%
2012 22.90 577th 773 25.4%
2013 31.82 547th 805 32.0%
2014 41.40 497th 799 37.8%
2015 48.62 445th 832 46.5%
2016 39.56 491st 852 42.4%
2017 44.53 426th 835 49.0%
2018 37.39 507th 824 38.5%
2019 38.26 417th 666 37.4%
2021 32.78 387th 561 31.0%
2023 15.80 626th 735 14.8%
2024 26.56 535th 743 28.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.64 176th 315 44.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.38 427th 755 43.4%
2019 53.14 235th 532 55.8%
2021 45.41 228th 417 45.3%
2023 20.12 517th 614 15.8%
2024 41.01 370th 654 43.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.08 449th 710 36.8%
2019 26.90 420th 554 24.2%
2023 19.36 495th 611 19.0%
2024 20.51 493rd 619 20.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.00 509th 707 28.0%
2019 45.32 299th 543 44.9%
2021 18.30 407th 472 13.8%
2023 8.41 572nd 611 6.4%
2024 29.35 455th 633 28.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.55 127th 254 50.0%
2019 60.34 55th 147 62.6%
2023 29.79 112th 170 34.1%
2024 49.78 76th 188 59.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.08 105th 201 47.8%
2019 60.45 36th 97 62.9%
2023 6.90 185th 190 2.6%
2024 12.92 180th 195 7.7%
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Rank History for White students at Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.75 391st 708 44.8%
2019 46.61 308th 582 47.1%
2023 26.35 488th 647 24.6%
2024 56.56 237th 638 62.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Carrollton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 283 47 4 54 0 n/a n/a -24 364
1989 263 42 5 52 0 n/a n/a -13 349
1990 246 50 4 60 0 n/a n/a -11 349
1991 242 45 5 62 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1992 229 43 4 68 2 n/a n/a 0 346
1993 258 38 3 61 0 n/a n/a 0 360
1994 259 35 2 53 0 n/a n/a 0 349
1995 243 42 1 46 6 n/a n/a 0 338
1996 243 42 1 46 6 n/a n/a 0 338
1997 261 68 1 69 7 n/a n/a 0 406
1998 269 52 0 81 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1999 285 46 0 52 3 n/a n/a 0 386
2000 253 49 0 66 4 n/a n/a 0 372
2001 269 53 1 45 4 n/a n/a 0 372
2002 262 55 4 54 3 n/a n/a 0 378
2003 262 55 4 54 3 n/a n/a 0 378
2004 284 51 6 63 2 n/a n/a 0 406
2005 292 57 9 61 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2006 294 58 5 61 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2007 289 86 4 72 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2008 291 96 11 65 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2009 318 110 2 72 2 n/a n/a 0 504
2010 316 111 4 76 2 n/a n/a 0 509
2011 299 38 4 154 6 0 4 0 505
2012 290 109 1 94 3 0 18 0 515
2013 253 120 1 102 1 0 23 0 500
2014 263 127 0 109 3 0 20 0 522
2015 250 126 0 133 1 0 15 0 525
2016 243 145 1 143 3 0 18 0 553
2017 243 138 1 151 3 0 19 0 555
2018 221 134 1 167 3 0 15 0 541
2019 218 157 1 142 2 0 11 0 531
2020 217 139 1 123 0 0 11 0 491
2021 206 166 2 116 0 0 20 0 510
2022 198 159 1 120 0 0 20 0 498
2023 187 148 1 128 0 1 19 0 484
2024 165 144 0 120 0 2 18 0 449

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carrollton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 364 n/a n/a n/a
1989 349 n/a n/a 10
1990 349 25.0 13.9 10.9
1991 354 n/a n/a n/a
1992 346 n/a n/a n/a
1993 360 n/a 0.0 0
1994 349 32.4 10.8 9.5
1995 338 19.0 17.8 8.9
1996 338 19.0 17.8 8.9
1997 406 20.0 20.3 13.5
1998 403 22.0 18.3 12.7
1999 386 22.0 17.5 16.1
2000 372 23.0 16.2 28
2001 372 21.5 17.3 26.1
2002 378 30.5 12.4 32.8
2003 378 30.5 12.4 32.8
2004 406 21.7 18.7 33.3
2005 420 22.0 19.1 36.2
2006 418 21.0 19.9 44.3
2007 451 23.3 19.4 42.6
2008 464 24.5 18.9 46.8
2009 504 25.1 20.1 49
2010 509 26.7 19.0 56.6
2011 505 26.8 18.8 61
2012 515 26.8 19.2 57.5
2013 500 27.7 18.0 61.6
2014 522 27.5 18.9 n/a
2015 525 26.0 20.1 43.6
2016 553 26.0 21.2 53.9
2017 555 29.4 18.8 60.9
2018 541 29.1 18.5 75
2019 531 27.0 19.6 70.4
2020 491 27.6 17.7 63.1
2021 510 27.2 18.6 90.8
2022 498 25.1 19.8 75.7
2023 484 24.6 19.6 72.7
2024 449 22.2 20.2 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carrollton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 364 n/a n/a n/a
1989 349 n/a n/a 10
1990 349 25.0 13.9 10.9
1991 354 n/a n/a n/a
1992 346 n/a n/a n/a
1993 360 n/a 0.0 0
1994 349 32.4 10.8 9.5
1995 338 19.0 17.8 8.9
1996 338 19.0 17.8 8.9
1997 406 20.0 20.3 13.5
1998 403 22.0 18.3 12.7
1999 386 22.0 17.5 16.1
2000 372 23.0 16.2 28
2001 372 21.5 17.3 26.1
2002 378 30.5 12.4 32.8
2003 378 30.5 12.4 32.8
2004 406 21.7 18.7 33.3
2005 420 22.0 19.1 36.2
2006 418 21.0 19.9 44.3
2007 451 23.3 19.4 42.6
2008 464 24.5 18.9 46.8
2009 504 25.1 20.1 49
2010 509 26.7 19.0 56.6
2011 505 26.8 18.8 61
2012 515 26.8 19.2 57.5
2013 500 27.7 18.0 61.6
2014 522 27.5 18.9 n/a
2015 525 26.0 20.1 43.6
2016 553 26.0 21.2 53.9
2017 555 29.4 18.8 60.9
2018 541 29.1 18.5 75
2019 531 27.0 19.6 70.4
2020 491 27.6 17.7 63.1
2021 510 27.2 18.6 90.8
2022 498 25.1 19.8 75.7
2023 484 24.6 19.6 72.7
2024 449 22.2 20.2 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carrollton High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,403 (12.8%) $9,526 (87.2%) $10,930
2020 $1,328 (11.4%) $10,303 (88.6%) $11,631
2021 $2,051 (16.9%) $10,103 (83.1%) $12,154
2022 $1,987 (15.3%) $11,012 (84.7%) $12,999
2023 $2,359 (15.1%) $13,219 (84.9%) $15,578

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carrollton High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 417th of 666 High schoolsRanks 626th of 735 High schools
 22.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Carrollton High School)52.419.2
 33.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Carrollton Public Schools)45.420.2
 25.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Carrollton High School)43.829.3
 14.5%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Carrollton Public Schools)41.827.2
 14.6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students531484
 8.9%
African American157148
 5.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic142128
 9.9%
Pacific Islander01
White218187
 14.2%
Two or More Races1119
 72.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.4%72.7%
 2.3%


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Carrollton High School ranks 535th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Carrollton High School are 37% White, 32% African American, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Carrollton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carrollton Elementary School
Middle : Carrollton Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 449 students attended Carrollton High School.


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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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