Walled Lake Western High School

Set in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Walled Lake Western High School is a sizable four-year high school, one of the schools within Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. It instructs 1,033 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 125% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Walled Lake Western High School is one of 19 schools operated by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, a district that serves 11,640 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Walled Lake Western High School lists that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Walled Lake Western High School is one.

James R Geisler Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walled Lake Western High School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 1,279 students in 2018 compared to 1,033 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.