Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School operates as a moderately sized 9-12 campus in WARREN, Michigan, overseen by Van Dyke Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 489 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Van Dyke Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,026 students, Lincoln High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln High School lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 10% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Macomb County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Lincoln High School is one campus in the mix.

Lincoln Middle 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 high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 650 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.