📍 35323 M 140 Hwy, Covert, Van Buren County, 49043
Covert High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Covert, Van Buren County. The school has 103 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Covert Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 30% 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.
Covert High School enrolls 103 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 19% |
| White | 12 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 103 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Covert High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Covert High School is one of 3 schools in Covert Public Schools, based in COVERT, Michigan. The district serves 324 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 103 students, Covert High School is close to the district average of about 108 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant