South Lake Middle School

South Lake Middle School is a middle school of close-knit scale in SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan, one of the schools within South Lake Schools, instructing 309 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

South Lake Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,385 students; South Lake Middle School is among them.

Demographically, South Lake Middle School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 22% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, South Lake Middle School shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Macomb County put the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. South Lake Middle School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is South Lake High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. South Lake Middle School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 309). Over the same period, the White share declined from 28% to 22%.

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