Hazel Park Junior High School

Hazel Park Junior High School, a tight-knit junior high in HAZEL PARK, Michigan, operated by Hazel Park School District of the City of, works with 413 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Hazel Park School District of the City of comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 2,899 students; Hazel Park Junior High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hazel Park Junior High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hazel Park Junior High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, Oakland County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Hazel Park Junior High School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: United Oaks Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hazel Park Junior High School.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Hazel Park Junior High School's enrollment has contracted 30% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 413). Black enrollment moved from 40% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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