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Memphis JuniorSenior High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Memphis JuniorSenior High School
Set in MEMPHIS, Michigan, Memphis JuniorSenior High School is a cozy senior high, run under Memphis Community Schools. It serves 388 students across grades 6 through 12.
Memphis Community Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 709 students. Memphis JuniorSenior High School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Memphis JuniorSenior High School logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Memphis JuniorSenior High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Memphis JuniorSenior High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.4%; actual is 42.5%, a gap of -12.0 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Macomb County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Memphis JuniorSenior High School is one.
The closest other public school is Memphis Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memphis JuniorSenior High School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 49.4%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memphis JuniorSenior High School has decreased 20%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.
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