📍 7661 Shippy Rd Sw, Fife Lake, Kalkaska County, 49633
Forest Area High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fife Lake, Kalkaska County. The school has 158 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Area Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Area High School enrolls 158 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 158 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Area High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 35, state house district 103.
Forest Area High School is one of 3 schools in Forest Area Community Schools, based in FIFE LAKE, Michigan. The district serves 493 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 158 students, Forest Area High School is close to the district average of about 164 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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