Walled Lake Central High School

Walled Lake Central High School is a large high school in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, located in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,182 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 460.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools enrolls 11,640 students, and its 19 schools include Walled Lake Central High School.

White students are 73% of those enrolled at Walled Lake Central High School. The remaining shares are 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Oakland County, where about 69% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.

With 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.2:1. The average for high schools in Michigan is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Walled Lake Central High School, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Oakland County average a similar 32%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.

Oakley Park Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Walled Lake Central High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Walled Lake Central High School is Suburb: Large.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,182, down from 1,440 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.1:1 to 20.2:1.

The Walled Lake Central High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.