📍 7461 N Straits Hwy, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, 49721
Inverness Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County. The school has 79 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheboygan Area Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Inverness Academy enrolls 79 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 18% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 61 | 77% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 79 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Inverness Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 37, state house district 106.
Inverness Academy is one of 5 schools in Cheboygan Area Schools, based in Cheboygan, Michigan. The district serves 1,468 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 79 students, Inverness Academy is smaller than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe