Grosse Pointe South High School

Grosse Pointe South High School is one of the big senior highs in GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Michigan, operated by Grosse Pointe Public Schools, with 1,123 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 144% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Grosse Pointe Public Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,326 students. Grosse Pointe South High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grosse Pointe South High School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Grosse Pointe South High School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Grosse Pointe South High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Richard Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 1,615 students in 2018 compared to 1,123 in 2025.

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