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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Michigan

437 public high schools in Michigan appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Orchard View Community Education leads the list at -71.5%, against a median of -14.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

437

Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-71.5%

Median Enrollment change

-14.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Orchard View Community Education	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	470	134	-71.5%
2	Crescent Academy MiddleHigh School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	386	145	-62.4%
3	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	770	309	-59.9%
4	Vandercook Lake High School	JACKSON, MI	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	574	258	-55.1%
5	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	336	156	-53.6%
6	Blue Water Middle College Academy	PORT HURON, MI	Blue Water Middle College	438	205	-53.2%
7	Marcellus High School	MARCELLUS, MI	Marcellus Community Schools	337	160	-52.5%
8	Southwestern Classical Academy	FLINT, MI	Flint School District of the City of	968	464	-52.1%
9	Suttons Bay Senior High School	SUTTONS BAY, MI	Suttons Bay Public Schools	253	125	-50.6%
10	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	385	191	-50.4%
11	Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	YPSILANTI, MI	Ypsilanti Community Schools	215	108	-49.8%
12	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	270	140	-48.1%
13	Byron Area High School	BYRON, MI	Byron Area Schools	384	200	-47.9%
14	McBain High School	MC BAIN, MI	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	562	294	-47.7%
15	Allegan Alternative High School	ALLEGAN, MI	Allegan Public Schools	209	112	-46.4%
16	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,189	639	-46.3%
17	Innovation Central High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	706	386	-45.3%
18	Redford Union High School	REDFORD, MI	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	923	510	-44.7%
19	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	813	451	-44.5%
20	Pinckney Community High School	PINCKNEY, MI	Pinckney Community Schools	1,110	619	-44.2%
21	LaSalle High School	SAINT IGNACE, MI	St. Ignace Area Schools	208	117	-43.8%
22	Manchester JuniorSenior High School	MANCHESTER, MI	Manchester Community Schools	501	287	-42.7%
23	Oak Park High School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	1,392	798	-42.7%
24	Wellspring Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Wellspring Preparatory High School	457	267	-41.6%
25	Jerry L White Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	205	120	-41.5%
26	Pine River Area High School	LEROY, MI	Pine River Area Schools	614	363	-40.9%
27	Cambridge Alternative High School	GARDEN CITY, MI	Garden City Public Schools	433	258	-40.4%
28	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	581	349	-39.9%
29	Morenci Middle and High School	MORENCI, MI	Morenci Area Schools	438	269	-38.6%
30	Charyl Stockwell Academy High School	BRIGHTON, MI	Charyl Stockwell Academy	542	334	-38.4%
31	Everett High School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	1,652	1,017	-38.4%
32	Hazel Park High School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	916	567	-38.1%
33	Horizon High School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	201	125	-37.8%
34	Beecher High School	MOUNT MORRIS, MI	Beecher Community School District	294	185	-37.1%
35	St Charles Community MiddleHigh School	SAINT CHARLES, MI	St. Charles Community Schools	500	315	-37.0%
36	FlexTech High School	BRIGHTON, MI	FlexTech High School	271	171	-36.9%
37	Bellaire MiddleHigh School	BELLAIRE, MI	Bellaire Public Schools	222	140	-36.9%
38	Eastern High School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	1,265	798	-36.9%
39	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	482	305	-36.7%
40	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	344	218	-36.6%
41	University High School Academy	LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI	Southfield Public School District	431	274	-36.4%
42	Romulus Senior High School	ROMULUS, MI	Romulus Community Schools	806	518	-35.7%
43	Lawrence JrSr High School	LAWRENCE, MI	Lawrence Public Schools	276	179	-35.1%
44	Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	1,617	1,049	-35.1%
45	Jackson Preparatory Early College	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	399	260	-34.8%
46	Benzie Central Sr High School	BENZONIA, MI	Benzie County Central Schools	447	292	-34.7%
47	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	615	403	-34.5%
48	Waterford Kettering High School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	1,376	909	-33.9%
49	Holland High School	HOLLAND, MI	Holland City School District	1,459	967	-33.7%
50	Durand Area High School	DURAND, MI	Durand Area Schools	580	385	-33.6%

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