Niles Senior High School

Niles Senior High School is a big secondary school in NILES, Michigan, overseen by Niles Community Schools. The school enrolls 828 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Niles Senior High School sits 80% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Niles Community Schools (3,107 students total), Niles Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Niles Senior High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Niles Senior High School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Niles Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Berrien County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Berrien County) records that median household income runs about $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Niles Senior High School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

Ring Lardner Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 905 students in 2018 compared to 828 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window.

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