Mason High School

Located at 1001 S BARNES ST, in MASON, Michigan, Mason High School is a big 9-12 campus that works with 1,015 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Mason Public Schools (Ingham). Enrollment runs roughly 121% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Mason High School is one of 6 schools operated by Mason Public Schools (Ingham), a district that hosts 3,304 students overall.

On demographics, Mason High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ingham County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ingham County put median household income runs about $65,526, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Ingham County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), Mason High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Steele Street Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mason High School.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mason High School's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 963 (now 1,015). Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.