Brandon High School

Brandon High School is a mid-tier high school in ORTONVILLE, Michigan, one of the schools within Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee. The school works with 648 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Within Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee, which oversees 5 schools and 2,004 students, Brandon High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Brandon High School lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Brandon High School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Brandon High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Brandon High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brandon Adult Transition Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Brandon High School.

Brandon High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Brandon High School's enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 908 (now 648). Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.