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AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School
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Set in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School is a well-populated unified-grade school, one of the schools within AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School. It hosts 426 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 52% above typical.
Operationally, AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School answers to AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School shows that nearly all students (99%) are White. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 42.0%; AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School posts 58.0%, +16.0 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School is one.
The closest other public school is Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a city-core setting. AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School has rose 3%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025.
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