Plymouth High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

2,038

Best High School in Michigan

#20

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	9th grade to 12th grade
School District	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Type	Public

Phone	(734)582-5500
Location	8400 NORTH BECK RD CANTON, MI 48187
Charter School	No

Plymouth High School has an academic rating significantly above the average for Michigan high schools based on its high test performance, high graduation rate and high AP course participation. It is ranked 20th in the best public high schools in Michigan.

Demographics

Race

The Plymouth High School student body is mostly White with a smaller Asian Pacific population and has low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	71.2%	1,451
Black	8.6%	176
Hispanic	3.5%	72
Asian Pacific	13%	265
Native American Indian	0.4%	8
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.1%	2
Two or more races	3.1%	64

Family Income

vs. other Michigan high schools

Upper 5.7%

9.9% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Michigan high school median of 34.3%. By this measure, Plymouth High School students are largely wealthy and rank 32nd in Michigan for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Freshman	538
Sophomore	539
Junior	485
Senior	466
Total	2,038

Academics

Completions

Graduation Rate

95%

9 out of 10

Rank: 66th in Michigan

Subgroup	Graduation Rate
All Students	95%
Michigan Median	92%
Percentile	91%
White	96%
Black	80% to 89%^*
Hispanic	50% or more^*
Asian Pacific	90% or more^*
Native American	suppressed^*
Two or more races	50% or more^*
Economically Disadvantaged	85% to 89%^*
Limited English Proficiency	50% or more^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

State Standardized Test Performance

10 out of 10

Rank: 15th in Michigan

Students at Plymouth High School scored an average 67% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Michican Department of Education. Performance is significantly above the state high school median of 38% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 3.5% of Michigan high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	55% to 59%^*	80% to 84%^*
Boys	55% to 59%^*	70% to 74%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	65% to 69%^*	80% to 84%^*
Black	20% to 29%^*	40% to 49%^*
Hispanic	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Multiracial	21% to 39%^*	40% to 59%^*
White	61%	79%
With Disabilites	11% to 19%^*	20% to 29%^*
Limited English	less than 50%^*	less than 50%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average SAT Score

1141

The average SAT score for Plymouth High School students in 2017 was 1141.

College Admission Test Participation

4 out of 10

Rank: 329th in Michigan

472 out of 951 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (50%). College admission testing participation is slightly below the Michigan median rate of 51% and in the bottom 43% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

8 out of 10

Rank: 54th in Michigan

Plymouth High School offers 16 AP courses. 22 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 77% percentile and well above the median AP enrollment rate for all Michigan schools of 14%. Plymouth High School had 370 taking AP exams with a 305 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 82% percentile and well above the state median of 63 percent.

	School	State
AP Test Pass Rate	82%	63%
Students enrolled in an AP class	22%	14%
AP Math Enrollment Rate	6%
AP Science Enrollment Rate	3%
AP Other Enrollment Rate	18%
AP Courses Offered	16

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	9%	13%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	11%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	8%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0.8%	16
Boys	0.9%	9
Girls	0.7%	7
Michigan Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Michigan Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.9%	18
Boys	1.4%	14
Girls	0.4%	4
Michigan Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	3.4%	71
Boys	4.2%	44
Girls	2.6%	27

Location

Plymouth High School
8400 NORTH BECK RD
CANTON, MI
48187
(734)582-5500

District

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
PLYMOUTH, MI