Imlay City High School

Located at 1001 NORLIN DR, in IMLAY CITY, Michigan, Imlay City High School is a mid-sized senior high that teaches 554 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Imlay City Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 460.

Across the 5 schools in Imlay City Community Schools (1,758 students total), Imlay City High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Imlay City High School shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lapeer County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Lapeer County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, Lapeer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,306 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Imlay City High School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students).

Nearest neighbor: Borland Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Imlay City High School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Imlay City High School has shrank 19%, going from 682 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 today.

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