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How has Royal Oak High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,293
High
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS·NCES 263030006637
Royal Oak High School
1500 LEXINGTON BLVD, ROYAL OAK, MI 48073 · (248) 435-8500 · Oakland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,293 STUDENTS
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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
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
246 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 317 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 347 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 24% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Royal Oak High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak High School this school | 1,293 | 19.0% | N/A |
| Stevenson High School LIVONIA | 1,523 | 18.5% | N/A |
| Walled Lake Northern High School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 1,383 | 17.3% | N/A |
| Berkley High School BERKLEY | 1,200 | 13.3% | N/A |
| Mattawan High School MATTAWAN | 1,126 | 22.4% | N/A |
| Oscar A Carlson High School ROCKWOOD | 1,104 | 24.9% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Royal Oak High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,293 | #69 of 844 | #15 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #36 of 548 | #1 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #161 of 550 | #25 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #589 of 654 | #37 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #115 of 126 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,293
-133 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,192
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,293 | 92.9 | 13.9:1 | 19% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 1,338 | 85.9 | 15.6:1 | 23% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 1,341 | 98.7 | 13.6:1 | 26% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 1,426 | 80 | 17.8:1 | 23% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 1,282 | 58.3 | 22.0:1 | 23% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 1,221 | 63 | 19.4:1 | 21% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 1,602 | 86 | 18.6:1 | 27% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 1,371 | 79 | 17.4:1 | 4% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 1,192 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Oak High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,282 to 1,293); teachers up 59% (58.3 to 92.9).
About Royal Oak High School
Royal Oak High School is a large high school for students in ROYAL OAK, Michigan. Its enrollment is 1,293 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
Across its 9 schools, Royal Oak Schools enrolls 4,727 students. Royal Oak High School is one of those schools.
About 73% of the student body at Royal Oak High School is White. The remaining students are 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 92.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Michigan. Federal data show 19% of students (246) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Census data for Oakland County show the median household earns about $97,760 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Royal Oak High School, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Kenwood Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Royal Oak High School enrolled 1,426 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,293. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.8:1 to 13.9:1.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Royal Oak Schools
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Alfred E Upton Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other schools in ROYAL OAK
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Alfred E Upton Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Kenwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 162
- Addams Elementary and ECC1.0 mi · 436
- Clawson High School1.0 mi · 369
- Clawson Middle School1.1 mi · 275
- Clawson Elementary School1.1 mi · 543
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Oak High SchoolHow large is Royal Oak High School?
Royal Oak High School enrolls approximately 1,293 students in grades 09-12.
Is Royal Oak High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Royal Oak High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal Oak High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royal Oak High School is approximately 13.9:1 (93 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Royal Oak High School?
Royal Oak High School reports a student body of 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Royal Oak High School?
Royal Oak High School is overseen by Royal Oak Schools in Oakland County.
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