Big Rapids High School
21175 15 Mile Rd
Big Rapids MI, 49307, Mecosta County
Phone: 231-796-7651
Ranking: 
(218 out of 665, top 33%)*
(218 out of 665, top 33%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Big Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 656 | 670 | 669 | 687 | 671 | 654 | 670 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 178 | 27.1% | 174 | 26.0% | 143 | 21.4% | 176 | 25.6% | 177 | 26.4% | 179 | 27.4% | 156 | 23.3% |
| Grade 10: | 168 | 25.6% | 153 | 22.8% | 181 | 27.1% | 179 | 26.1% | 183 | 27.3% | 162 | 24.8% | 156 | 23.3% |
| Grade 11: | 144 | 22.0% | 173 | 25.8% | 173 | 25.9% | 180 | 26.2% | 154 | 23.0% | 157 | 24.0% | 160 | 23.9% |
| Grade 12: | 166 | 25.3% | 170 | 25.4% | 172 | 25.7% | 152 | 22.1% | 157 | 23.4% | 156 | 23.9% | 198 | 29.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 337 | 51.4% | 349 | 52.1% | 349 | 52.2% | 364 | 53.0% | 347 | 51.7% | 325 | 49.7% | 354 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 319 | 48.6% | 321 | 47.9% | 320 | 47.8% | 323 | 47.0% | 316 | 47.1% | 321 | 49.1% | 312 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 55 | 8.4% | 54 | 8.1% | 41 | 6.1% | 45 | 6.6% | 48 | 7.2% | 49 | 7.5% | 39 | 5.8% |
| White: | 554 | 84.5% | 572 | 85.4% | 582 | 87.0% | 594 | 86.5% | 599 | 89.3% | 579 | 88.5% | 602 | 89.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 253 | 38.6% | 263 | 39.3% | 241 | 36.0% | 250 | 36.4% | 242 | 36.1% | 217 | 33.2% | 193 | 28.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 10.2% | 53 | 7.9% | 57 | 8.5% | 37 | 5.4% | 50 | 7.5% | 43 | 6.6% | 41 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.52 | 24.81 | 25.25 | 22.90 | 21.72 | 20.40 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 57.9% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 57.5% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 70.4% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 64.1% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 62.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 57.5% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 50% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 47.7% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.3% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 24.9% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 50.5% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 55.1% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51.3% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 51.2% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 57.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 58.9% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 30.5% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 23% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 60.6% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 68.8% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.8% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.4% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.5% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 61.6% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 65.8% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 29.3% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.6% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.8% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75.6% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 36.5% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 40.5% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 43.7% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 42.4% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 33.1% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 48.5% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 49% |
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* Big Rapids High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.