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Enrollment
1,123
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262574006220
Grosse Pointe South High School
11 GROSSE POINTE BLVD, GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI 48236 · (313) 432-3500 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,123 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
102 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 277 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 270 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 274 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 292 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 1% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Grosse Pointe South High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe South High School this school | 1,123 | 9.1% | N/A |
| Ernest W Seaholm High School BIRMINGHAM | 1,081 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Dexter High School DEXTER | 1,053 | 9.5% | N/A |
| East Grand Rapids High School GRAND RAPIDS | 908 | 6.5% | N/A |
| South Lyon High School SOUTH LYON | 1,245 | 14.0% | N/A |
| DeWitt High School DEWITT | 944 | 11.7% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Grosse Pointe South High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,123 | #98 of 844 | #23 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #231 of 548 | #33 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #275 of 550 | #44 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #646 of 654 | #95 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #58 of 436 | #16 of 60 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,123
-270 (-19%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,271
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,123 | 62.4 | 18.0:1 | 9% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 1,164 | 67.2 | 17.3:1 | 13% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 1,238 | 68.6 | 18.1:1 | 14% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 1,393 | 78 | 17.9:1 | 11% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 1,615 | 87.4 | 18.5:1 | 9% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 1,638 | 89 | 18.4:1 | 7% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 1,591 | 88 | 18.1:1 | 8% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 1,551 | 91 | 17.0:1 | 2% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 1,271 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grosse Pointe South High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,615 to 1,123); teachers down 29% (87.4 to 62.4).
About Grosse Pointe South High School
Federal records list Grosse Pointe South High School as a high school in GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Michigan. Its 1,123 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Michigan is about 460 students.
Grosse Pointe South High School is part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools, where 12 schools serve 6,326 students.
Most students at Grosse Pointe South High School are White: 85% of enrollment. Other students are 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 49% White share among all Wayne County residents. Grosse Pointe South High School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Grosse Pointe South High School operates with 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1. About 9% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Wayne County averages 66%, higher than here.
County data help place the school in context: in Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
The next-closest public school is Richard Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Grosse Pointe South High School.
For locale, NCES codes Grosse Pointe South High School as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,123 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,393.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Grosse Pointe North High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Parcells Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- George Defer Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- John Monteith Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in GROSSE POINTE FARMS
- Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Kerby Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Richard Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Elementary School0.3 mi · 313
- Lewis Maire Elementary School0.8 mi · 252
- Brownell Middle School1.3 mi · 605
- Kerby Elementary School1.3 mi · 321
- Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center1.8 mi · 109
- East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney1.8 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Grosse Pointe South High SchoolHow large is Grosse Pointe South High School?
Grosse Pointe South High School enrolls approximately 1,123 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Grosse Pointe South High School serve?
Grosse Pointe South High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Grosse Pointe South High School have?
Grosse Pointe South High School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Grosse Pointe South High School?
Grosse Pointe South High School reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Grosse Pointe South High School?
Grosse Pointe South High School is overseen by Grosse Pointe Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.