Frank Jeannette Jr High School

Located at 40400 GULLIVER DR, in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Frank Jeannette Jr High School is an average-sized middle-grades school that works with 716 students (grades 7 through 9), part of Utica Community Schools. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 37 schools in Utica Community Schools (25,574 students total), Frank Jeannette Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Frank Jeannette Jr High School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Frank Jeannette Jr High School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Frank Jeannette Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

In the broader community, Macomb County reports that median household income runs about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Frank Jeannette Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Schuchard Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Frank Jeannette Jr High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 782 students in 2018 compared to 716 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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