Ogemaw Heights High School

Set in WEST BRANCH, Michigan, Ogemaw Heights High School is an average-sized senior high, overseen by West Branch-Rose City Area Schools. It hosts 592 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 460.

Across the 4 schools in West Branch-Rose City Area Schools (1,844 students total), Ogemaw Heights High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Ogemaw Heights High School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ogemaw County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ogemaw Heights High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Ogemaw Heights High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ogemaw County indicate median household income runs about $54,666, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Ogemaw County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,972 students), Ogemaw Heights High School is one campus in the mix.

Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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