Michigan City High School
8466 West Pahs Rd
Michigan City IN, 46360, La Porte County
Phone: 219-873-2044
Ranking: 
(326 out of 351, bottom 7%)*
(326 out of 351, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Michigan City Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 111 | 117 | 113 | 94 | 101 | 110 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,727 | 1,801 | 1,891 | 1,909 | 1,883 | 1,919 | 1,997 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 546 | 31.6% | 552 | 30.6% | 557 | 29.5% | 611 | 32.0% | 560 | 29.7% | 529 | 27.6% | 536 | 26.8% |
| Grade 10: | 422 | 24.4% | 485 | 26.9% | 494 | 26.1% | 469 | 24.6% | 541 | 28.7% | 577 | 30.1% | 526 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 397 | 23.0% | 405 | 22.5% | 428 | 22.6% | 469 | 24.6% | 419 | 22.3% | 424 | 22.1% | 534 | 26.7% |
| Grade 12: | 349 | 20.2% | 359 | 19.9% | 412 | 21.8% | 360 | 18.9% | 363 | 19.3% | 389 | 20.3% | 401 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | 13 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 887 | 51.4% | 906 | 50.3% | 981 | 51.9% | 989 | 51.8% | 923 | 49.0% | 953 | 49.7% | 1,017 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 840 | 48.6% | 895 | 49.7% | 910 | 48.1% | 920 | 48.2% | 851 | 45.2% | 864 | 45.0% | 905 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 14 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 119 | 6.9% | 122 | 6.8% | 123 | 6.5% | 108 | 5.7% | 77 | 4.1% | 76 | 4.0% | 80 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 537 | 31.1% | 556 | 30.9% | 585 | 30.9% | 552 | 28.9% | 549 | 29.2% | 536 | 27.9% | 554 | 27.7% |
| White: | 928 | 53.7% | 980 | 54.4% | 1,053 | 55.7% | 1,123 | 58.8% | 1,128 | 59.9% | 1,186 | 61.8% | 1,267 | 63.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 128 | 7.4% | 123 | 6.8% | 111 | 5.9% | 105 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 964 | 55.8% | 970 | 53.9% | 957 | 50.6% | 969 | 50.8% | 950 | 50.5% | 879 | 45.8% | 757 | 37.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 8.2% | 155 | 8.6% | 170 | 9.0% | 130 | 6.8% | 154 | 8.2% | 158 | 8.2% | 140 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.63 | 15.41 | 16.73 | 20.23 | 18.58 | 17.50 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 11% | 28% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 37.1% | 61.3% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 37.4% | 52.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 30% | 30% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 35.2% | 35.2% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 38.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Michigan City High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.