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1,428
high schools (public + private)
1,288
public (713 districts)
140
private (NCES PSS)
111,415
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

MI public HS enrollment trend

Across the 424,330 students enrolled in MI brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state contracted -4.8% by 2024 (404,030 students, -20,300 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 6.5% (26,386 of 404,030 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

State context · NAEP 2024

How does MI compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
273
0 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
261
+1 vs national avg (260)
national avg MI Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. MI is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

DETROIT 49 HS 21,839
GRAND RAPIDS 41 HS 14,101
DEARBORN 10 HS 7,175
ANN ARBOR 13 HS 6,272
CANTON 4 HS 6,054
WARREN 11 HS 5,595
MUSKEGON 15 HS 4,996
STERLING HEIGHTS 4 HS 4,834
ROCHESTER HILLS 5 HS 4,742
LIVONIA 7 HS 4,653

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy
303→660 +117.8%
Asher School
Southgate Community School District
231→462 +100.0%
Oakland International Academy 912
Oakland International Academy
309→614 +98.7%
Center Line Preparatory Academy
Center Line Preparatory Academy
175→299 +70.9%
Academy of The Americas High School
Detroit Public Schools Community District
207→337 +62.8%
Hudsonville High School
Hudsonville Public School District
1,487→1,995 +34.2%
Wyoming High School
Wyoming Public Schools
962→1,273 +32.3%
Woodhaven High School
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
1,235→1,629 +31.9%
Ecorse Community High School
Ecorse Public Schools
258→340 +31.8%
Saginaw United High School
Saginaw School District of the City of
755→981 +29.9%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Perry Learning Center
Grand Blanc Community Schools
309→159 -48.5%
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly
Detroit Public Schools Community District
167→96 -42.5%
LaSalle High School
St. Ignace Area Schools
203→117 -42.4%
Beecher High School
Beecher Community School District
193→112 -42.0%
Bridge Impact
Bridge Academy
413→241 -41.6%
Bradford Academy
Bradford Academy
318→187 -41.2%
Innovation Central High
Grand Rapids Public Schools
641→386 -39.8%
Marion High School
Marion Public Schools
172→108 -37.2%
Eastpointe High School
Eastpointe Community Schools
736→477 -35.2%
Lawrence JrSr High School
Lawrence Public Schools
180→122 -32.2%

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