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Lakeland High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lakeland High School
Set in WHITE LAKE, Michigan, Lakeland High School is a sizable senior high, run under Huron Valley Schools. It enrolls 1,012 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 120% above typical.
Huron Valley Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,372 students. Lakeland High School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Lakeland High School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Lakeland High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Around the school, Oakland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Lakeland High School is one.
The closest other public school is White Lake Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Lakeland High School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeland High School has ticked down 27%, going from 1,391 students in 2018 to 1,012 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.
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