Dakota High School (Michigan) Explained

Dakota High School
Streetaddress:21051 21 Mile Road
State:Michigan
Zipcode:48044
Country:United States
Grades:9-12
Established:1995
Principal:Kevin Koskos
Nickname:Cougars
Conference:Macomb Area Conference[1]
Campus:Suburban
Enrollment:2,980 (2018-19)[2]
Teaching Staff:141.10
Ratio:21.12
Colors:Green, navy, grey
Accreditation:Cognia
Feeders:Iroquois and Seneca Middle Schools

Dakota High School is a public, magnet high school located in the Metropolitan Detroit region, situated in the suburb of Macomb Township, Michigan. Dakota serves grades 9-12 and is one of three high schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools.

Academics

Year:2021–22
M-Step Advanced:12.7 / 9.1
M-Step Proficient:23.8 / 28.7
M-Step Pr Proficient:16.5 / 49.3
M-Step Not Proficient:47.0 / 12.9
Sat Total:991.7
Sat Total Change:-20.8
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Dakota High School has been accredited by Cognia or its predecessors since April 1, 1996.[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,996 students enrolled in 2017-18 was:

19.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Athletics

The football team won state championships in 2006 and 2007.[5]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dakota HS . mhsaa.com . MHSAA . 8 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dakota High School.
  3. Web site: MI School Data Annual Education Report. MI School Data. 2023-01-10.
  4. Web site: AdvancED - Institution Summary. www.advanc-ed.org. 13 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Football champions . 8 March 2020 . 26 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626175741/http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/football/yearlychampions.aspx . dead .
  6. Web site: Football Quicklinks Kyle Cook Quicklinks Ryan Rollins 74. MSU Spartans. 8 November 2017. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711201835/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cook_kyle00.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Wilkening. Mike. Bengals release Kyle Cook. 11 March 2014. Pro Football Talk. 11 March 2014.