New Lothrop High School

New Lothrop High School is one of the average-sized senior highs in NEW LOTHROP, Michigan, operated by New Lothrop Area Public Schools, with 398 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in New Lothrop Area Public Schools (903 students total), New Lothrop High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, New Lothrop High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Shiawassee County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Shiawassee County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, New Lothrop High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Shiawassee County indicate median household income runs about $67,404, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Shiawassee County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), New Lothrop High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Lothrop Elementary School, roughly 0.1 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 New Lothrop High School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Lothrop High School has fell 8%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 92%.

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