Taylor High School

As a big senior high in TAYLOR, Michigan, Taylor High School teaches 1,371 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Taylor School District. Enrollment runs roughly 198% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Taylor School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,572 students. Taylor High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Taylor High School reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Taylor High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Taylor High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Taylor Virtual Learning Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Taylor High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 20%: 1,138 students in 2018 compared to 1,371 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 53% to 48%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.