Okemos High School

Okemos High School, a well-populated senior high in OKEMOS, Michigan, run under Okemos Public Schools, educates 1,496 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 225% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Across the 7 schools in Okemos Public Schools (4,639 students total), Okemos High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Okemos High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 23% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Okemos High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Ingham County's rate of about 49%.

In the broader community, Ingham County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,526, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Okemos High School is one.

Bennett Woods Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Okemos High School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Okemos High School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,354 (now 1,496). The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 56% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.