Dakota High School

Dakota High School is one of the big high schools in MACOMB, Michigan, part of Chippewa Valley Schools, with 2,476 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 438% larger than the state mean of about 460.

Within Chippewa Valley Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 14,504 students, Dakota High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dakota High School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Macomb County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Dakota High School is one campus in the mix.

Seneca Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dakota High School has declined 17%, going from 2,996 students in 2018 to 2,476 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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