Marquette Senior High School - Marquette, Michigan/MI

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Marquette Senior High School

1203 W. Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI, 49855-2668 -

tel: (906)225-4254
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Definition of Terms

Marquette Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Marquette County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1300 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

62 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 316 students

Grade 10 - 352 students

Grade 11 - 335 students

Grade 12 - 297 students

This School

(MI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	5%	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	1%	23%
% White	91%	67%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

35%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MI) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Marquette Area Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	8	3
Number of Students Managed	3,878 students	1,010 students
District Total Revenue	$29,903,000	$10,348,000
District Expenditure	$29,893,000	$10,395,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,711	$89,610
District Expenditure / Student	$7,708	$93,823
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Better known to the local community as MSHS, Marquette Senior High School is the latest in a line of public high schools that have served Marquette since the mid-19th century.
History: Marquette's first high school was constructed in 1859 on property given to the city by Dr. Morgan Hewitt. Located on the corner of Pine and Ridge Streets, the community initially opposed the project because it was "on the edge of the wilderness." Nevertheless, the red brick building with separate entrances for boys and girls was used until 1875, when it was torn down and replaced with a larger brownstone building in 1878.
After fire claimed the brownstone in February 1900, the Howard High School (named after John M. Longyear's son) was constructed in 1902 along with an elementary school and a manual training building. However, the school had been built to accommodate 200 students, but reached an enrollment of nearly 400 by 1915, so the community began a search for a new site.
Mrs. Harriet K. Adams, widow of pioneer Sidney Adams, donated land on the corner of Front and Hewitt streets for a new high school, and gave $2,500 for gymnasium equipment, but World War I postponed those plans until 1923.
In 1925, voters approved a bond issue of $475,000 to build the new high school on the 8 lots on Front Street between Ohio Street and Hewitt Avenue (as well as expand the Fisher School). Louis Kaufman donated $26,000 to the school board to replace the funds it had spent on land acquisition, so that more money could be spent on construction. In appreciation, the board voted unanimously to name the school after Kaufman's mother, Juliet Graveraet; they later named the auditorium after Kaufman himself.
Graveraet High School enjoyed many years as a high school, but was replaced in 1965 by the present structure at Fair and Lincoln avenues.
Campus: The present high school is located on the site of the former Munising Wood Products factory at the corner of Fair Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. It was also known as the Piqua Location.
Notable alumni: Chris Thorpe (1988): Olympic silver medalist in luge doubles, Nagano, Japan, 1998. The first medals for the U.S. luge team in 34 years.
Shani Davis (2000): Olympic gold medalist in speed skating, Torino, Italy, 2006. The first African-American man to capture an individual gold at the Winter Olympic Games, and the first African-American to make the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.
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About This Zip Code (49855)

School Zip (49855)

(MI) State Average

Population (Approximate)	32,378 people	9,669,191 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	37%	24%
Population Average Age	35 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$35,911	$43,870
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	40 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	62% / 38%	70% / 30%

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