Name: Michigan schools on the rise · enrollment growth 2017–2024
Creator: allk12
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: public schools, K-12, enrollment growth, NCES, Michigan

Michigan schools on the rise

Michigan public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report

top growth in state

Top growth

+404%

Oakland International Academy 28

Range

+62% to +404%

2017-18 → 2024-25

TOP 50 MI PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25

School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% change ↓
Oakland International Academy 28	DETROIT	Oakland International Academy	205	1,034	404%
Southeastern High School	DETROIT	Detroit Public Schools Community District	160	602	276%
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	DEARBORN	Dearborn City School District	113	422	274%
Hale Area School	HALE	Hale Area Schools	122	347	184%
State Street Academy	BAY CITY	State Street Academy	101	286	183%
Detroit Achievement Academy	DETROIT	Detroit Achievement Academy	126	352	179%
Bobcat Innovation	GRAND BLANC	Grand Blanc Community Schools	125	343	174%
Cedar Springs Middle School	CEDAR SPRINGS	Cedar Springs Public Schools	258	657	155%
Asher School	SOUTHGATE	Southgate Community School District	185	462	150%
CamdenFrontier K12 School	CAMDEN	Camden-Frontier School	173	432	150%
Newaygo Elementary School	NEWAYGO	Newaygo Public School District	260	635	144%
Stephenson Area Public School	STEPHENSON	Stephenson Area Public Schools	160	380	138%
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	HARPER WOODS	Discovery Creative Pathways	254	603	137%
Romeo Middle School	BRUCE TWP	Romeo Community Schools	514	1,196	133%
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	PONTIAC	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	240	553	130%
Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs	JACKSON	Jackson ISD	106	240	126%
Ruth Fox Middle School	NORTH BRANCH	North Branch Area Schools	343	722	111%
Oakland International Academy PreK1	DETROIT	Oakland International Academy	164	344	110%
Comstock Elementary School	KALAMAZOO	Comstock Public Schools	292	597	105%
Dean A Naldrett School	CHESTERFIELD	Anchor Bay School District	173	353	104%
Brimley Area School	BRIMLEY	Brimley Area Schools	229	463	102%
Attwood School	LANSING	Lansing Public School District	211	426	102%
Lincoln Elementary School	CADILLAC	Cadillac Area Public Schools	244	480	96.7%
Clio Elementary	CLIO	Clio Area School District	371	726	95.7%
Livingston Classical Academy	WHITMORE LAKE	Livingston Classical Academy	148	288	94.6%
Oakside Prep Academy	WATERFORD	Oakside Prep Academy	735	1,424	93.7%
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	BAY CITY	Bay City Academy	197	373	89.3%
Thomas White School	SAGINAW	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	100	187	87.0%
Ludington Elementary School	LUDINGTON	Ludington Area School District	495	911	84.0%
Hudson Area JRSR High School	HUDSON	Hudson Area Schools	267	488	82.8%
Multicultural Academy	ANN ARBOR	Multicultural Academy	180	324	80.0%
Tri County Elementary School	PIERSON	Tri County Area Schools	438	780	78.1%
Coopersville West Early Childhood Center	COOPERSVILLE	Coopersville Area Public School District	198	352	77.8%
Post Oak School	LANSING	Lansing Public School District	242	430	77.7%
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	LANSING	Lansing Public School District	318	562	76.7%
Decatur Jr Sr High School	DECATUR	Decatur Public Schools	227	399	75.8%
Willow School	LANSING	Lansing Public School District	158	273	72.8%
Momentum Academy	WATERFORD	Momentum Academy	127	219	72.4%
Eastern Elementary School	TRAVERSE CITY	Traverse City Area Public Schools	276	475	72.1%
Cody High School	DETROIT	Detroit Public Schools Community District	328	563	71.6%
Orchard Center High School	MONROE	Monroe Public Schools	153	260	69.9%
Robert M Larson Elementary School	HARRISON	Harrison Community Schools	345	582	68.7%
The New Standard Academy	FLINT	The New Standard Academy	511	859	68.1%
Lighthouse Academy South Campus	GRAND RAPIDS	Lighthouse Academy	127	213	67.7%
Shay Elementary School	HARBOR SPGS	Harbor Springs School District	154	258	67.5%
Wagar Junior High School	CARLETON	Airport Community Schools	383	641	67.4%
Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	370	65.2%
Madison Academy High School	BURTON	Madison Academy	168	276	64.3%
Detroit Leadership Academy K8	DETROIT	Detroit Leadership Academy	299	486	62.5%
Charles C McGlinnen School	CLINTON TOWNSHIP	Clintondale Community Schools	252	409	62.3%

50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-mi.csv

How this list was built

Every Michigan public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Michiganfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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