Holly High School

Holly High School, a high-enrollment high school in HOLLY, Michigan, operated by Holly Area School District, teaches 1,001 students, covering grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Holly High School sits 118% bigger than that benchmark.

Holly Area School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,120 students; Holly High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Holly High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Holly High School shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Holly High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Oakland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Holly High School is one.

Holly Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Holly High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holly High School has fell 14%, going from 1,170 students in 2018 to 1,001 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 87% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.