Gwinn MiddleHigh School

Gwinn Area Community Schools
50 WEST STATE HIGHWAY M35
GWINN, MI 49841
498 Students
High School 6th - 12th
School Overview
Gwinn Middle/High School, located in Gwinn, Michigan, serves as a central educational hub for the local community in the Upper Peninsula. Situated along State Highway M35, the school operates as a combined facility that supports students through their middle and high school years. The institution focuses on providing a comprehensive academic curriculum while fostering an environment that encourages student growth, extracurricular participation, and community engagement.

As a pillar of the Gwinn Area Community Schools district, the school emphasizes both scholastic achievement and the development of essential life skills. By housing middle and high school grades under one umbrella, the facility facilitates a transition process that allows for continuity in staff interaction and school culture. The school remains dedicated to preparing its students for post-secondary success, whether through college readiness programs or vocational pathways, while maintaining the close-knit, supportive atmosphere characteristic of a small-town Michigan school system.
498
Total Students
30.5
Full-Time Teachers
16.3
Student/Teacher Ratio
45.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    415 (83.3 %)
  • Two or More
    45 (9.0 %)
  • Hispanic
    23 (4.6 %)
  • American Indian
    9 (1.8 %)
  • Black
    6 (1.2 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: High School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status: No
District: Gwinn Area Community Schools
Phone: (906)346-9247
Grade Range: 6th - 12th
Total Students: 498
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 30.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.3
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 210
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 18

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Grade 6 80
Grade 7 89
Grade 8 73
Grade 9 81
Grade 10 67
Grade 11 55
Grade 12 53
Gender Ratio