South Haven High School

South Haven High School operates as a mid-sized high school in SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan, overseen by South Haven Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 588 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so South Haven High School sits 28% bigger than that benchmark.

South Haven Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,815 students; South Haven High School is among them.

On demographics, South Haven High School reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting South Haven High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at South Haven High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Van Buren County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,114, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. South Haven High School is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

South Haven High School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Haven High School has showed little movement, going from 597 students in 2018 to 588 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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