Watervliet Senior High School

Located at 450 E SAINT JOSEPH ST, in WATERVLIET, Michigan, Watervliet Senior High School is a cozy 9-12 campus that caters to 360 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Watervliet School District. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Watervliet School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,406 students, Watervliet Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Watervliet Senior High School logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Watervliet Senior High School reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Watervliet Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Watervliet Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Berrien County's rate of about 55%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Berrien County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,425 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berrien County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), Watervliet Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Watervliet Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Watervliet Senior High School.

Watervliet Senior High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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