Hawthorn Center

Set in NORTHVILLE, Michigan, Hawthorn Center is a micro-enrollment multi-level school, operated by Michigan Department of Community Health. It teaches 12 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 96% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Michigan Department of Community Health runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 13 students. Hawthorn Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hawthorn Center reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 25% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 58% of students at Hawthorn Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Hawthorn Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Livonia Transition Program, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawthorn Center has decreased 56%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 59% to 75%.

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