Sturgis High School

Sturgis High School is a high-enrollment high school in STURGIS, Michigan, run under Sturgis Public Schools. The school serves 882 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Sturgis High School sits 92% bigger than that benchmark.

Sturgis Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,760 students; Sturgis High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sturgis High School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sturgis High School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Sturgis High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Joseph County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,425 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Joseph County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students), Sturgis High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eastwood School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sturgis High School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sturgis High School has shrank 9%, going from 974 students in 2018 to 882 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Sturgis High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.