Sault Area High School

Sault Area High School and Career Center
Address
904 Marquette Avenue Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan 49783 United States
Coordinates	46°28′40″N 84°20′37″W
Information
School type	Public, magnet high school
School district	Sault Ste. Marie Area Public Schools
Superintendent	Amy Scott-Kronemeyer
Principal	Jeanine Sherman
Teaching staff	30.01 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	734 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	24.46
Color(s)	Navy blue   White
Athletics	MHSAA Class B
Athletics conference	Straits Area Conference Big North Conference (football only)
Team name	Blue Devils
Yearbook	The Northern Light
Website	High school website

Student assessments
2021–22 school year[1] Change vs. prior year[1]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	11.9 / 10.9
Proficient %	25.2 / 34.0
PR. Proficient %	17.6 / –
Not Proficient %	45.3 / ≤5
Average test scores
SAT Total	991.3 ( −2)

Sault Area High School and Career Center is a public, magnet high school in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It serves grades 9 to 12.^[2] It is a part of Sault Area Public Schools. The current principal is Jeanine Sherman.^[3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 734 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:^[4]

• Male - 51.9%
• Female - 48.1%
• Native American - 35.0%
• Asian - 1.1%
• Black - 0.7%
• Hispanic - 1.4%
• Pacific Islander - 0.4%
• White - 60.8%
• Multiracial - 0.7%

48.4% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.

Notable alumni

• Jeff Blashill, assistant coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning^[5]
• Rosalynn Bliss, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, since 2016^[6]

References

1. "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
2. "Sault Area High School and Career Center / Overview". Retrieved 2020-11-17.
3. "Sault Area High School introduces new principal". The Sault News. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
4. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Sault Area High School". Retrieved 2020-11-16.
5. Barr, Jeff (July 22, 2015). "New Red Wings coach has roots in the Soo". Upword. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
6. "Mayor Rosalynn Bliss". www.grandrapidsmi.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-26.

External links

• Official school district website
• High school website