Southfield Regional Academic Campus

Southfield Regional Academic Campus is a very small high school in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, part of Southfield Public School District. The school serves 34 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 93% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Southfield Public School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,692 students; Southfield Regional Academic Campus is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southfield Regional Academic Campus lists that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Southfield Regional Academic Campus has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Southfield Regional Academic Campus tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Southfield Regional Academic Campus is one.

Henry Ford High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count fell 84%: 208 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.