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DeWitt High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DeWitt High School
Located at 13601 PANTHER DR, in DEWITT, Michigan, DeWitt High School is a substantial senior high that enrolls 944 students (grades 9 through 12), run under DeWitt Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 105% larger than typical.
DeWitt Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,109 students. DeWitt High School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, DeWitt High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, DeWitt High School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting DeWitt High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clinton County (around 30%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clinton County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,210 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clinton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students), of which DeWitt High School is one.
The closest other public school is Herbison Woods Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
DeWitt High School operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 1,008 students in 2018 compared to 944 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.
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