Ernest W Seaholm High School

Ernest W Seaholm High School is an expansive 9-12 campus in BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, one of the schools within Birmingham Public Schools. The school hosts 1,081 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Ernest W Seaholm High School sits 135% above that benchmark.

Within Birmingham Public Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 7,217 students, Ernest W Seaholm High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ernest W Seaholm High School lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Ernest W Seaholm High School reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Ernest W Seaholm High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Ernest W Seaholm High School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Quarton Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 1,324 students in 2018 compared to 1,081 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 88% to 84% over that span.

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