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Niles Senior High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 244 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 195 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 186 | 22% |
Where Niles Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Berrien County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #178 of 844 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #424 of 548 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #137 of 550 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #372 of 654 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #319 of 436 | #5 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 828 | 40.5 | 20.4:1 | 42% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 41.2 | 20.1:1 | 51% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 40.7 | 20.5:1 | 50% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 46% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 45.9 | 19.7:1 | 49% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 954 | 52 | 18.4:1 | 52% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 1,082 | 56 | 19.3:1 | 44% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 985 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 19% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 1,177 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Niles Senior High School
Federal records list Niles Senior High School as a high school in NILES, Michigan. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 828 students. The average for high schools in Michigan is about 460 students, so this school is 80% above average.
Niles Community Schools has a total of 11 schools and 3,107 students, Niles Senior High School among them.
At Niles Senior High School, White students make up 69% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.4:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. That is 13 points below the 55% average for public schools in Berrien County.
Federal survey data for Berrien County show that the median household income is $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 75 public schools in Berrien County, enrolling about 21,027 students in all.
The closest public school, Ring Lardner Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from Niles Senior High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Niles Senior High School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 fewer students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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