Dryden High School

Set in DRYDEN, Michigan, Dryden High School is a modestly sized senior high, one of the schools within Dryden Community Schools. It enrolls 214 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Across the 2 schools in Dryden Community Schools (438 students total), Dryden High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dryden High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Lapeer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Lapeer County shows median household income runs about $77,306, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lapeer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students), Dryden High School is one campus in the mix.

Dryden Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 268 students in 2018 compared to 214 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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