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 -

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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

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Black	9%	17%
% White	87%	75%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

22%

% 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	5
Number of Students Managed	1,983 students	1,866 students
District Total Revenue	$16,392,000	$16,392,000
District Expenditure	$17,791,000	$17,260,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,266	$8,785
District Expenditure / Student	$8,972	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Pennfield High School is the high school of the Pennfield School District which serves Pennfield Township just north of Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan.
Scores on the state and national ACT exam are above average for the students of this school. Approximately 88% of graduating seniors attend post-secondary colleges or universities and 82% of students are involved in at least one extracurricular program.
New School
Pennfield School District has finished construction on a new, $28 million dollar, state-of-the-art high school. This facility includes a 701 seat auditorium and an 1,800 seat gymnasium. Groundbreaking for the new school took place on September 6, 2005..
Controversy
In 2006, police found a .22 caliber rifle in a car belonging to a PHS student in the school parking lot during a routine drugsearch..
Student body
During the 2004-2005 school year, 629 students attended Pennfield .
90% were White American
7% were African-American
1% were Hispanic
1% were Asian American
Less than 1% were Native American
20% of Pennfield students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
During the 2005-2006 school year, 657 students attended Pennfield.
Athletic programs
Football - Varsity, JV, Freshmen There Star Mascots are the Hulk and Panther Boy
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 1991 Pennfield won the state title in football under Coach Dave Hudson. 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 ECW on Sci Fi brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.
External links
Pennfield High School
2004-05 Annual Education Report

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