📍 250 e Tuttle Rd, Ionia, Ionia County, 48846
Douglas R Welch High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Ionia, Ionia County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ionia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 36.1:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 15%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglas R Welch High School enrolls 83 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 2.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 36.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 64 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 83 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Douglas R Welch High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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-20, state senate district 19, state house district 86.
Douglas R Welch High School is one of 8 schools in Ionia Public Schools, based in IONIA, Michigan. The district serves 2,675 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, Douglas R Welch High School is smaller than the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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