Oakland Early College

As a very small 9-12 campus in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Oakland Early College enrolls 179 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within West Bloomfield School District. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within West Bloomfield School District, which oversees 11 schools and 4,949 students, Oakland Early College is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Oakland Early College shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Oakland Early College higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at Oakland Early College qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Oakland Early College is one.

The closest other public school is Farmington STEAM Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Oakland Early College operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakland Early College has stayed largely flat, going from 176 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 31% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 27.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.