Oak Park High School

Oak Park High School is one of the big high schools in OAK PARK, Michigan, overseen by Oak Park School District of the City of, with 798 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 73% larger than typical.

Within Oak Park School District of the City of, which oversees 7 schools and 2,986 students, Oak Park High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oak Park High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, Oakland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Oak Park High School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Key Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Park High School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Park High School has declined 43%, going from 1,392 students in 2018 to 798 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 98% to 94%.

On this page, members of the Oak Park High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.