Chelsea High School (Michigan)

Chelsea High School
Location
740 North Freer Road Chelsea , Michigan 48118 United States
Coordinates	42°18′41″N84°00′08″W / 42.3114°N 84.0023°W / 42.3114; -84.0023
Information
Type	Public
Superintendent	Michael J. Kapolka
Principal	Nick Angel
Teaching staff	48.11 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12 [1]
Enrollment	781 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.23 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold    [2]
Athletics conference	Southeastern Conference (MHSAA)
Nickname	Bulldogs [2]
Website	www.chelsea.k12.mi.us/chs/index

Student assessments
2021–22 school year [3] Change vs. prior year [3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	32.8 / 23.3
Proficient %	28.9 / 40.6
PR. Proficient %	12.2 / 29.4
Not Proficient %	26.1 / 6.7
Average test scores
SAT Total	1080.1 ( −9.4)

Chelsea High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Chelsea, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Chelsea School District.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 846 students enrolled in 2018-2019 was:

• Male (431) - 50.9%
• Female (415) - 49.1%
• Native American/Alaskan (2) - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islanders (9) - 1%
• Black (3) - 0.45%
• Hispanic (32) - 3.8%
• Non-Hispanic White (764) - 90.3%
• Multiracial (32) - 3.8%

A total of 118 students (13.9%) were eligible for free or reduced price lunches. ^[1]

Athletics

Chelsea is a member of the Southeastern Conference and the Michigan High School Athletic Association MHSAA SEC. It is a Class B school and competes in Division 2 in all sports except for ice hockey, men's and women's swimming and diving, football, and men's and women's tennis which are Division 3.

Notable alumni

• Jeff Daniels - actor
• Tony Scheffler - NFL tight end ^[4]
• Kiana Weber - violinist, Gaelic Storm
• Fallon Henley - pro wrestler ^[5]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Chelsea High School". ed.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
2. "Chelsea High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
4. "Tony Scheffler". Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics. Kalamazoo, U.S.A.: Western Michigan University. June 16, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2009. HIGH SCHOOL: Detroit News Dream Team member ... set school record for receiving yards in a season (1,340) ... finished with 67 catches and 16 touchdowns ... led Bulldogs to a 11-1 record and Division III Regional finals.
5. Hamilton, Charla (December 31, 2020). "Chelsea's Tesha Price Dreaming Big in Professional Wrestling" (PDF). www.guardiannewspapersmi.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2021.