Southeastern High School

Southeastern High School is a reasonably sized high school in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school educates 602 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Detroit Public Schools Community District comprises 103 schools with combined enrollment of 48,448 students; Southeastern High School is among them.

On demographics, Southeastern High School logs that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Southeastern High School shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Southeastern High School is one.

Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Southeastern High School's enrollment has increased 276% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 602). Class-load math has rose: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Southeastern High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.