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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sterling Heights Senior HS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,262
High
DISTRICT 988 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007112
Sterling Heights Senior HS
12901 15 MILE RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48312 · (586) 698-4249 · Macomb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,262 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
943 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 302 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 337 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 301 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Sterling Heights Senior HS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Heights Senior HS this school | 1,262 | 74.7% | N/A |
| Warren Woods Tower High School WARREN | 963 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Adlai Stevenson High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 1,881 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Cousino Senior High School WARREN | 1,250 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Edsel Ford High School DEARBORN | 1,502 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Center Line High School CENTER LINE | 646 | 61.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sterling Heights Senior HS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,262 | #75 of 844 | #12 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #295 of 548 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #131 of 550 | #11 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #117 of 654 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #215 of 436 | #14 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,262
-207 (-14%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,627
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,262 | 67.3 | 18.8:1 | 75% (943) |
| 2023-24 | 1,327 | 66.6 | 19.9:1 | 80% (1,058) |
| 2022-23 | 1,389 | 66 | 21.1:1 | 76% (1,056) |
| 2020-21 | 1,469 | 64 | 22.9:1 | 77% (1,133) |
| 2017-18 | 1,480 | 67.2 | 22.0:1 | 68% (1,004) |
| 2015-16 | 1,505 | 67 | 22.5:1 | 62% (940) |
| 2010-11 | 1,470 | 67 | 21.9:1 | 54% (799) |
| 2000-01 | 1,521 | 77 | 19.8:1 | 16% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 1,627 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling Heights Senior HS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,480 to 1,262); teachers unchanged (67.2 to 67.3).
About Sterling Heights Senior HS
This page covers Sterling Heights Senior HS, a large high school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. Federal data show 1,262 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Michigan average about 460 students, which makes this school 174% bigger than average.
The district, Warren Consolidated Schools, operates 21 schools serving 12,338 students.
More than half of enrollment at Sterling Heights Senior HS is White: 68%. Enrollment also includes 13% Black, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Sterling Heights Senior HS is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.8 students per teacher. High schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 21.6:1. The school reported 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Macomb County report 52%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Macomb County show that the median household earns about $77,837 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Macomb County has 236 public schools with about 115,743 students, including Sterling Heights Senior HS.
Bozymowski Center, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Sterling Heights Senior HS is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sterling Heights Senior HS enrolled 1,469 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,262. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.9:1 to 18.8:1.
Sterling Heights Senior HS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Carleton Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carleton Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Nearby schools
- Bozymowski Center0.4 mi · 317
- Bruce Collins Elementary School0.6 mi · 426
- Maple Lane School0.8 mi · 55
- Black Elementary School1.0 mi · 458
- Willow Woods Elementary School1.1 mi · 362
- Oakbrook Elementary School1.2 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling Heights Senior HSHow many students attend Sterling Heights Senior HS?
Sterling Heights Senior HS enrolls approximately 1,262 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sterling Heights Senior HS serve?
Sterling Heights Senior HS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sterling Heights Senior HS have?
Sterling Heights Senior HS employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
How diverse is Sterling Heights Senior HS?
Sterling Heights Senior HS reports a student body of 68% White, 2% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sterling Heights Senior HS public or private?
Sterling Heights Senior HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.