Total enrollment
7,217
-112 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Birmingham Public Schools
Michigan · 7,217 students · 5 cities
Birmingham Public Schools reports 13 public K-12 schools and approximately 7,217 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 555.
4-year change in Birmingham Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Birmingham Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #10 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,217 | #27 of 454 | #1,310 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #29 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #96 of 452 | #6,137 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 11.4% | #448 of 454 | #7,909 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #113 of 325 | #3,882 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Birmingham Public Schools
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Birmingham Covington School at 77.4% proficient to Greenfield Elementary School at 59.0%, a gap of 18.4 points. That is the 68th widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 7,939 to 7,217 students (down 9%) and from 542 to 459 full-time teachers (down 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie E Groves High School | Beverly Hills | High | 09-12 | 1,108 |
| Ernest W Seaholm High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 1,081 |
| Berkshire Middle School | Beverly Hills | Middle | 06-08 | 695 |
| Birmingham Covington School | Bloomfield Hills | Middle | 03-08 | 643 |
| Derby Middle School | Birmingham | Middle | 06-08 | 631 |
| Pierce Elementary School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 556 |
| West Maple Elementary School | Bloomfield Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 529 |
| Harlan Elementary School | Bloomfield Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 373 |
| Quarton Elementary | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 371 |
| Bingham Farms Elementary School | Bingham Farms | Elementary | PK-05 | 362 |
| Pembroke Elementary School | Troy | Elementary | PK-05 | 324 |
| Beverly Elementary School | Beverly Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 296 |
| Greenfield Elementary School | Beverly Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 248 |
About Birmingham Public Schools
Across 13 schools, Birmingham Public Schools hosts about 7,217 students in Michigan. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Birmingham Public Schools is built around 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Birmingham Public Schools is about 555, noticeably above the Michigan average of roughly 406.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 7,217 students, stayed largely flat from the 7,329 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Birmingham Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.