For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 172 students in Forest Area Community Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High School in Forest Area Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High School in Forest Area Community School School District have a Graduation Rate of 75%, which is less than the Michigan average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Forest Area High School, with 70-79% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public high school average of 36% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,342 Schools
# Students
509 Students
534,573 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
30,578 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Forest Area Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#626 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)20%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)75%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.55
% American Indian
8%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
3%
17%
% White
83%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,273 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,633 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,273
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,633
$17,693
Best Forest Area Community Schools School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Forest Area High School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
7661 Shippy Rd Sw
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 369-2884
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 369-2884
Grades: 9-12
| 172 students
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