Coldwater High School

This page covers Coldwater High School, a large high school in COLDWATER, Michigan. It serves 981 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Michigan is roughly 460 students; this school is 113% above that.

Coldwater Community Schools enrolls 2,813 students, and its 5 schools include Coldwater High School.

By race and ethnicity, Coldwater High School is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Coldwater High School comes in at 34%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 27.6:1, with 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Michigan is 21.6:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 54% of enrollment.

According to the American Community Survey, in Branch County, median household income is about $63,724, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Coldwater High School is one of 18 public schools in Branch County, which together enroll about 6,546 students.

The shortest distance from Coldwater High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Legg Middle School. The five-mile area around Coldwater High School holds 6 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 947 to 981. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.9:1 to 27.6:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Coldwater High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.