📍 30609 e Red Arrow Hwy, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, 49079
Paw Paw High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paw Paw, Van Buren County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paw Paw Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paw Paw High School enrolls 692 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 602 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 692 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Paw Paw High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Paw Paw High School is one of 5 schools in Paw Paw Public School District, based in Paw Paw, Michigan. The district serves 2,146 students district-wide and employs 128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 692 students, Paw Paw High School is larger than the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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