📍 3303 S Third Ave, Alpena, Alpena County, 49707
Alpena High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alpena, Alpena County. The school has 1,101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpena Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alpena High School enrolls 1,101 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,028 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
564 of the school's 1,101 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 486 qualify for free lunch and 78 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alpena High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 36, state house district 106.
Alpena High School is one of 9 schools in Alpena Public Schools, based in ALPENA, Michigan. The district serves 3,553 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,101 students, Alpena High School is larger than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote