Pennfield Senior High School - Battle Creek, Michigan/MI

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Pennfield Senior High School

8587 Q Drive North, Battle Creek, MI, 49017-8104 -

tel: (269)961-9770
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Definition of Terms

Pennfield Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Calhoun County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

647 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 228 students

Grade 10 - 139 students

Grade 11 - 132 students

Grade 12 - 148 students

This School

( MI ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MI ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	9%	23%
% White	87%	67%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MI ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

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

Pennfield School District

This School's Agency

( MI ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	3
Number of Students Managed	1,983 students	1,013 students
District Total Revenue	$16,392,000	$10,383,000
District Expenditure	$17,791,000	$10,422,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,266	$10,885
District Expenditure / Student	$8,972	$11,316
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Pennfield Senior High School is the high school of the Pennfield School District which serves Pennfield Township just north of Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan.
History: In 2006, police found a .22 caliber rifle in a car belonging to a PHS student in the school parking lot during a routine drug search.
Pennfield School District expects to finish construction on a new, $28 million dollar, state-of-the-art high school by July 2007. This facility will include a 700 seat auditorium and an 1,800 seat gymnasium. Groundbreaking for the new school took place on September 6, 2005.
Athletic programs: Football - Varsity, JV, Freshmen; Men's Basketball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen; Women's Basketball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen; Men's and Women's Cross Country - Varsity, JV; Volleyball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen; Wrestling - Varsity, JV; Baseball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen; Softball - Varsity, JV; Football Cheerleading - Varsity, JV; Basketball Cheerleading - Varsity, JV; Competitive Cheerleading - Varsity, JV; Men's & Women's Track and Field - Varsity; Men's & Women's Bowling - Varsity, JV; Men's & Women's Soccer - Varsity, JV; Men's & Women's Tennis - Varsity, JV.
In 1981, Pennfield High School won the Class C state volleyball championships, following up on its 1979 class B championship, making it the first school in Michigan to win state championships in two classes. The girls basketball team's 1981 championship made it the first Class C school (and second school in the state) to win girls' basketball and volleyball titles in the same school year.
Notable alumni: Rob Van Dam (born Robert Alexander Szatkowski), a professional wrestler who currently wrestles on the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.
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About This Zip Code (49017)

School Zip (49017)

(MI) State Average

Population (Approximate)

36,322 people

9,656,067 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

24%

24%

Population Average Age

37 years old

35.5 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$36,465

$43,880

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.4 rooms

5.5 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

53 years old

46 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

73% / 27%

70% / 30%

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1. Battle Creek Central High School - 1710 students - view location
2. Calhoun Area Technology Center - n/a - view location
3. Operation Graduation High School - 223 students - view location
4. Michigan Youth Challenge Academy - 96 students - view location
5. Battle Creek Area Learning Center - 111 students - view location
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