Avondale High School

Avondale High School, a roomy 9-12 campus in AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, operated by Avondale School District, caters to 911 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 98% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Avondale School District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,798 students, Avondale High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Avondale High School reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Oakland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Avondale High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Auburn Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 975 students in 2018 compared to 911 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 59% to 38%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.