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Sterling Heights Senior HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sterling Heights Senior HS
Sterling Heights Senior HS, a well-populated 9-12 campus in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, part of Warren Consolidated Schools, hosts 1,262 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Sterling Heights Senior HS sits 174% larger than that benchmark.
Sterling Heights Senior HS is one of 21 schools operated by Warren Consolidated Schools, a district that instructs 12,338 students overall.
Demographically, Sterling Heights Senior HS lists that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest consists of 13% Black, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Sterling Heights Senior HS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Sterling Heights Senior HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
Around the school, census data for Macomb County shows median household income runs about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Sterling Heights Senior HS is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).
The closest other public school is Bozymowski Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. Sterling Heights Senior HS's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,480 (now 1,262). White enrollment moved from 76% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.
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