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Oak Park High School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 199 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 194 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 173 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 29% |
School pathway
Schools most like Oak Park High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park High School this school | 798 | 74.6% | N/A |
| University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh DETROIT | 855 | 73.3% | N/A |
| Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School DETROIT | 976 | 75.5% | N/A |
| Detroit School of Arts DETROIT | 523 | 70.9% | N/A |
| Harper Woods High School HARPER WOODS | 877 | 82.0% | N/A |
| River Rouge High School RIVER ROUGE | 987 | 76.9% | N/A |
Where Oak Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #192 of 844 | #35 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #312 of 548 | #25 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #484 of 550 | #45 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #118 of 654 | #6 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.7% | #23 of 436 | #2 of 38 |
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 | 798 | 42.3 | 18.9:1 | 75% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 44.6 | 19.6:1 | 78% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 993 | 49.3 | 20.1:1 | 80% (795) |
| 2020-21 | 1,165 | 66 | 17.6:1 | 73% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 1,392 | 72.9 | 19.1:1 | 83% (1,161) |
| 2015-16 | 1,489 | 72 | 20.7:1 | 78% (1,155) |
| 2010-11 | 940 | 56 | 16.8:1 | 66% (622) |
| 2000-01 | 1,217 | 67 | 18.2:1 | 25% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 950 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (1,392 to 798); teachers down 42% (72.9 to 42.3).
About Oak Park High School
Oak Park High School runs as a high-enrollment high school in OAK PARK, Michigan. It educates 798 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 73% above the 460 average for high schools in Michigan.
Oak Park School District of the City of counts 2,986 students in its 7 schools, and Oak Park High School is one of them.
Black students make up 94% of enrollment at Oak Park High School. That compares with about 13% Black among all Oakland County residents. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.9 students per teacher. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 43 points.
Oakland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Oakland County has 345 public schools and roughly 169,926 students.
The nearest public school is Key Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 32% from 2020-21, when Oak Park High School had 1,165 students, to 2024-25, when it had 798. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.9:1, from 17.6:1.
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- Oak Park Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 707 students
- Key Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
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- Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusElementary · 501 students
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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Park High. Oak Park High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- OAK PARK HIGHKANSAS CITY, MO · 1,755 students
- Oak Park HighOak Park, CA · 1,483 students
- Key Elementary School0.5 mi · 516
- NOVA Discipline Academy0.5 mi · 108
- Oak Park Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 707
- Pepper Elementary School0.6 mi · 416
- Lessenger Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 54
- Einstein Elementary School0.9 mi · 387