Ashley High School

As a tiny 9-12 campus in ASHLEY, Michigan, Ashley High School teaches 48 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Ashley Community Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Ashley High School sits 90% below that benchmark.

Ashley High School is one of 4 schools operated by Ashley Community Schools, a district that hosts 203 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ashley High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ashley High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Ashley High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gratiot County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Gratiot County reports that median household income runs about $63,556, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Gratiot County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,245 students), Ashley High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ashley Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ashley High School's enrollment has fell 49% since 2018, when it stood at 94 (now 48). Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 88%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.