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Macomb County

Michigan · Public K-12

Of the public K-12 schools operating across Michigan, 236 sit inside Macomb County, collectively enrolling roughly 115,743 students (129 elementary, 40 middle, and 54 high).

7-year change in Macomb County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Total enrollment
115,058
-10,253 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
School count
224
-12 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
60%
was 69%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
22%
was 19%
% Asian
7%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
236
43 districts
Enrollment
115,743
NCES CCD
Median income
$77,837
Above Michigan avg
Free/reduced lunch
51.8%
Below Michigan avg
Elementary
129
53,951 students
Middle
40
24,130 students
High
54
33,772 students
Combined / other
13
3,890 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Utica Community Schools
25,574 students · 43 districts in Macomb County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Macomb County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
75%
Hispanic
3%
Black
13%
Asian
5%
Two or more
6%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
60%
Hispanic
4%
Black
22%
Asian
7%
Two or more
6%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
27.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
7.8%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.7%
civilian labor
Median age
41
20.6% under 18

Test scores in Macomb County

Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 141 schools ranked. Michigan state average: 47.7%.

See all 141 schools in Macomb County ranked by score →

All schools (236)

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
Fox Elementary SchoolMacombElementaryPK-05471·
Violet Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryPK-05471·
Great Oaks Elementary SchoolChesterfieldElementaryPK-05468·
Masonic Heights Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryPK-05466·
Mohawk Elementary SchoolMacombElementaryPK-05463·
International Academy of MacombClinton TwpHigh09-12461·
Black Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-05458·
New Haven Elementary SchoolNew HavenElementaryKG-04458·
Amanda Moore Elementary SchoolRomeoElementaryKG-05457·
Green Elementary SchoolChesterfieldElementaryPK-05456·
Indian Hills Elementary SchoolWashingtonElementaryKG-05456·
Salk Elementary SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryPK-06455·
Westview Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryKG-03446·
Plumbrook Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06445·
Ashley Elementary SchoolNew BaltimoreElementaryPK-05441·
Hevel ElementaryWashingtonElementaryKG-05441·
Lighthouse Elementary SchoolNew BaltimoreElementaryPK-05441·
Cheyenne Elementary SchoolMacombElementaryPK-05440·
Ruth H Green Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-05440·
Heritage Junior High SchoolSterling HeightsMiddle07-09431·
Greenwood Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryPK-05430·
Jack Harvey Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06429·
Washington Elementary SchoolWashingtonElementaryKG-05428·
Bruce Collins Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06426·
South Lake High SchoolSt Clr ShoresHigh09-12426·
Francis A Higgins Elem SchoolChesterfieldElementaryPK-05425·
Flickinger Elementary SchoolUticaElementaryPK-06422·
Dresden Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06420·
Charles C McGlinnen SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryPK-05409·
PD Chatterton Middle SchoolWarrenMiddle06-08409·
Huron Academy Grades 38Clinton TownshipMiddle03-08408·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-05408·
Lincoln Middle SchoolWarrenMiddle06-08408·
Seminole AcademyMount ClemensElementaryPK-05407·
Beck Centennial Elem SchoolMacombElementaryPK-06406·
Frontier International Academy ElementaryWarrenElementaryPK-08395·
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolFraserElementaryPK-06391·
Memphis JuniorSenior High SchoolMemphisHigh06-12388·
Armada Middle SchoolArmadaMiddle06-08383·
Middle School SouthHarrison TownshipMiddle06-08383·
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWarrenElementaryKG-05378·
Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolFraserElementaryPK-06378·
Ardmore Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryKG-05370·
Mark C Roose Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryKG-05369·
Browning Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06368·
Walt Disney Elementary SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryKG-06366·
Joseph G Steenland Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryKG-05362·
Willow Woods Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-05362·
Clintondale High SchoolClinton TownshipHigh09-12360·
Marjorie Carlson Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryPK-05360·
Forest Park Elementary SchoolEastpointeElementaryKG-02356·
Marie C Graham Elem SchoolHarrison TownshipElementaryPK-05356·
Tenniswood Elementary SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryKG-05356·
Dean A Naldrett SchoolChesterfieldElementaryPK-05353·
Pinewood Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryKG-05353·
Briarwood Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryKG-05347·
Avalon Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryPK-02345·
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem SchoolFraserElementaryKG-06345·
Holden Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06341·
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-06339·
Lottie M Schmidt Elem SchoolChesterfieldElementaryPK-05338·
Robbie Hall Parker SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryPK-05337·
Eaton AcademyEastpointeElementaryKG-08332·
Messmore Elementary SchoolSterling HeightsElementaryPK-06332·
Arts Academy in the WoodsFraserHigh06-12327·
McKinley Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryKG-05327·
Clinton Valley Elementary SchoolMount ClemensElementaryPK-05322·
Crothers Elementary SchoolWarrenElementaryPK-05322·
Bozymowski CenterSterling HeightsCombinedPK-12317·
Harmon Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementaryKG-05317·
New Haven High SchoolNew HavenHigh09-12314·
Pleasantview Elementary SchoolEastpointeElementary03-05311·
Eastland Middle SchoolRosevilleMiddle06-08310·
South Lake Middle SchoolSaint Clair ShoresMiddle06-08309·
Elmwood Elementary SchoolSaint Clair ShoresElementary03-05305·
Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolHarrison TownshipElementaryPK-05300·
Mound Park Elementary SchoolWarrenElementary04-05296·
Eastpointe Middle SchoolEastpointeMiddle06-07295·
Mt Clemens Montessori AcademyMount ClemensElementaryPK-05278·
Huron Academy Grades K2Sterling HtsCombinedPK-12273·
Clintondale Middle SchoolClinton TownshipMiddle06-08269·
Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolHarrison TownshipElementaryPK-05264·
Fountain Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-05261·
New Dawn Academy of WarrenSterling HtsCombinedKG-09256·
John R Kment Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-05255·
Macomb Montessori AcademyWarrenElementaryPK-08255·
Rainbow Elementary SchoolClinton TownshipElementaryPK-05254·
iCampus Virtual Learning SchoolClinton TwpCombinedKG-12246·
UCS Alternative Learning CenterSterling HeightsHigh09-12245·
Mount Clemens High SchoolMount ClemensHigh09-12239·
Michigan Collegiate ElementaryRosevilleElementaryPK-05232·
Dort Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-05215·
Kaiser Elementary SchoolRosevilleElementaryPK-05215·
Glen H Peters SchoolMacombCombinedPK-12204·
Bellview Elementary SchoolEastpointeElementary03-05202·
Crescentwood Elementary SchoolEastpointeElementaryKG-02195·
Keith Bovenschen SchoolWarrenCombinedPK-12190·
Noor International AcademySterling HeightsElementaryPK-06186·
DiAnne M Pellerin CenterClinton TownshipHigh09-12182·
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy LorraineWarrenElementaryPK-06181·

Cities in Macomb County

Warren44 schoolsSterling Heights31 schoolsClinton Township15 schoolsMacomb15 schoolsSaint Clair Shores15 schoolsClinton Twp14 schoolsRoseville14 schoolsShelby Township12 schoolsChesterfield9 schoolsEastpointe9 schoolsHarrison Township7 schoolsMount Clemens7 schoolsFraser6 schoolsCenter Line5 schoolsSterling Hts5 schoolsArmada4 schoolsNew Haven4 schoolsWashington4 schoolsNew Baltimore3 schoolsRichmond3 schoolsUtica3 schoolsSt Clr Shores2 schoolsBruce Twp1 schoolLenox1 schoolMemphis1 schoolRay1 schoolRomeo1 school

About Macomb County

Macomb County is a broad Michigan county of about 879,853 residents, home to 236 public schools and roughly 115,743 students.

Zooming out, census numbers show the median household earns about $77,837 a year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate is around 8%. That income level is 18% meaningfully above the Michigan median.

For a sense of the school types, Macomb County is built around 129 elementary schools (53,951 students), 40 middle schools (24,130), 54 high schools (33,772), and 13 combined or other schools.

Utica Community Schools dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 25,574 students on its own.

Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 115,058 students, shrank 8% from the 125,311 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Macomb County lost 12 schools, going from 236 to 224. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 69% to 60%.

On allk12, the community for Macomb County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.

Frequently asked questions

How many K-12 schools serve Macomb County?
There are 236 public K-12 schools in Macomb County, Michigan, with a combined enrollment of about 115,743.
How many high schools are in Macomb County?
Macomb County, Michigan has 54 public high schools, serving approximately 33,772 students.
How many middle schools are in Macomb County?
Macomb County, Michigan has 40 public middle schools, serving approximately 24,130 students.
How many elementary schools are in Macomb County?
Macomb County, Michigan has 129 public elementary schools, serving approximately 53,951 students.
What is the largest school district in Macomb County?
Utica Community Schools is the largest school district in Macomb County, serving approximately 25,574 students. The county contains 43 school districts overall.
What is the population of Macomb County?
Macomb County, Michigan has a population of approximately 879,853, with a median age of 41. About 20.6% of residents are under 18.
What is the median household income in Macomb County?
Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, above the Michigan average of $66,133. About 7.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Macomb County?
Approximately 27.7% of adults 25 and older in Macomb County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Macomb County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 51.8% of students in Macomb County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the Michigan county average of 53.4%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Macomb County schools?
Across Macomb County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 18.3 to 1.

Macomb County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data