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Hazel Park High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hazel Park High School
Located at 23400 HUGHES AVE, in HAZEL PARK, Michigan, Hazel Park High School is a moderately sized secondary school that serves 567 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Hazel Park School District of the City of. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.
Across the 11 schools in Hazel Park School District of the City of (2,899 students total), Hazel Park High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Hazel Park High School reports that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 43% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, Hazel Park High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Hazel Park High School is one.
Hoover Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 38%: 916 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 44% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Hazel Park High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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