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Houghton Lake Community School District

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Houghton Lake Community School District is located close to the center of Michigan. Houghton Lake Community School District has 430.93 square miles of land area and 38.91 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Houghton Lake Community School District population is 15,452. Houghton Lake Community School District median household income is $33,366 in 2010-2014. Houghton Lake Community School District median house value is $95,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Houghton Lake Community School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (368 out of 510, bottom 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (395 out of 516, bottom 23%)* Rank: #435
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	15,452 (2010-2014), rank #170
Population Growth	0.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	32.89/sq mi, rank #439
Median Household Income:	$33,366 at 2010-2014—-0.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #518
Median House Price:	$95,400 at 2010-2014—-19.15% increase since 2005-2009, rank #378
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	430.93 sq mi, rank #17
Water Area:	38.91 sq mi (8.28%), rank #47
State:	Michigan
County:	Roscommon County, Missaukee County
City:	Houghton Lake, Saint Helen, Prudenville, Gladwin, Roscommon, Lake City, Falmouth, Merritt
Zip:	48629, 48630, 48656, 48651, 48624, 48653, 49651, 49632, 49667
Area:	Cadillac, MI

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Houghton Lake Community School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

6001 West Houghton Lake Dr

Houghton Lake MI, 48629, Roscommon County

Phone: 989-366-2000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,455	1,529	1,603	1,705	1,674	1,719	1,775
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	84.62	92.11	90.87	97.00	94.00	93.00	84.50
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	3.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
Elementary:	33.29	31.74	29.35	34.00	29.00	29.00	27.00
Secondary:	31.91	36.78	36.96	43.00	40.00	40.00	35.00
Ungraded:	15.42	17.59	19.56	15.00	19.00	18.00	15.50
Total Other Staff:	93.15	99.02	86.21	74.20	93.89	89.50	93.00
Instructional Aides:	8.40	10.60	11.40	14.63	19.51	16.50	18.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.80	3.60	2.02	2.47	1.80	1.80	1.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.66	3.49	3.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.66	2.49	2.00	3.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.02	3.11	2.50	1.95	2.95	2.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	4.10	3.00	6.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	9.33	8.79	8.20	7.40	9.20	9.20	9.20
Student Support Services:	6.90	8.51	6.67	5.51	9.01	8.00	8.00
Other Support Services:	53.70	54.75	46.83	35.24	39.42	42.00	44.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.19	16.60	17.64	17.58	17.81	18.48	21.01

Schools

Collins Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	4451 West Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake MI 48629
Houghton Lake Adult Education	Grade 9 to Grade 12	179 Cloverleaf Ln, Houghton Lake MI 48629
Houghton Lake High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	4433 West Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake MI 48629
Houghton Lake Middle School	Grade 4 to Grade 7	4441 West Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake MI 48629
Second Chance Academy	Grade 5 to Grade 12	500 Lake St, Roscommon MI 48653

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	38.9%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	48.4%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	72.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	53.7%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	60.5%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	37.2%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	50.3%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46.1%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.8%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.2%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.6%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	35.4%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	29.2%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	47.1%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52.3%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	59.8%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.2%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	35.9%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50.6%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.4%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	31.3%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	33.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.8%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39.1%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50.6%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.1%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	39.1%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.1%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50.4%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.3%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42.2%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52.3%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.2%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.6%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	29.4%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	26.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.6%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	19.4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	21%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	39%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.9%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.6%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	31%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	35.3%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.8%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.2%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.7%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	32.8%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	37.9%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	42.9%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.7%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.7%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.8%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17.2%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	14.3%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.6%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.7%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8.8%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	48.2%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	61.9%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	63.8%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	17.4%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	14.9%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	49.6%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.4%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.1%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.2%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.8%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.4%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.5%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.3%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.7%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.5%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	17.7%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83.2%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82.1%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	33.9%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	38%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32.2%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.2%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,620,000	$9,744		$15,691,000	$9,203		$15,637,000	$9,341
Federal:	$1,864,000	$1,163	11.9%	$1,996,000	$1,171	12.7%	$2,125,000	$1,269	13.6%
State:	$4,598,000	$2,868	29.4%	$4,367,000	$2,561	27.8%	$3,837,000	$2,292	24.5%
Local:	$9,158,000	$5,713	58.6%	$9,328,000	$5,471	59.4%	$9,675,000	$5,780	61.9%
Total Expenditures:	$15,934,000	$9,940		$18,253,000	$10,706		$18,633,000	$11,131
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,589,000	$9,101		$14,544,000	$8,530		$14,904,000	$8,903
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,868,000	$5,532	60.8%	$9,143,000	$5,362	62.9%	$9,115,000	$5,445	61.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,015,000	$633	7.0%	$1,107,000	$649	7.6%	$1,318,000	$787	8.8%
Administration:	$1,891,000	$1,180	13.0%	$1,845,000	$1,082	12.7%	$1,792,000	$1,070	12.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,815,000	$1,756	19.3%	$2,449,000	$1,436	16.8%	$2,679,000	$1,600	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$817,000	$510		$3,136,000	$1,839		$3,180,000	$1,900
Construction:	$433,000	$270		$2,236,000	$1,311		$2,610,000	$1,559
Total Other:	$139,000	$87		$143,000	$84		$164,000	$98
Interest on Debt:	$291,000	$182		$300,000	$176		$306,000	$183

Total Salary:	$7,192,000	$4,487		$7,574,000	$4,442		$7,850,000	$4,689
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,249,000	$3,274	73.0%	$5,590,000	$3,279	73.8%	$5,591,000	$3,340	71.2%
Other Salary:	$1,943,000	$1,212	27.0%	$1,984,000	$1,164	26.2%	$2,259,000	$1,349	28.8%
Total Benefit:	$4,085,000	$2,548		$3,958,000	$2,321		$4,154,000	$2,481
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,986,000	$1,863	73.1%	$2,974,000	$1,744	75.1%	$2,906,000	$1,736	70.0%
Other Benefit:	$1,099,000	$686	26.9%	$984,000	$577	24.9%	$1,248,000	$746	30.0%

* Houghton Lake Community School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.