Cadillac Senior High School

Cadillac Senior High School is a four-year high school of roomy scale in CADILLAC, Michigan, part of Cadillac Area Public Schools, educateing 903 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% larger than the state mean of about 460.

Cadillac Senior High School is one of 6 schools operated by Cadillac Area Public Schools, a district that teaches 3,050 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cadillac Senior High School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wexford County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Cadillac Senior High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Cadillac Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wexford County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Wexford County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,085, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Cadillac Senior High School is one of 15 public schools in Wexford County (combined enrollment of about 8,553 students).

Cadillac Innovation High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 843 students in 2018 compared to 903 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.