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If you had an hour of school board time for Western International High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,959
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110304857
Western International High School
1500 SCOTTEN ST, DETROIT, MI 48209 · (313) 849-4758 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,959 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
1,549 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 440 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 493 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 501 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 525 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Western International High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western International High School this school | 1,959 | 79.1% | N/A |
| Lee High School WYOMING | 537 | 90.1% | N/A |
| Wyoming High School WYOMING | 1,273 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Godwin Heights Senior High School GRAND RAPIDS | 656 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln Park High School LINCOLN PARK | 1,384 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Pontiac High School PONTIAC | 992 | 67.3% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Western International High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,959 | #14 of 844 | #4 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #502 of 548 | #71 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #200 of 550 | #36 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #90 of 654 | #38 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #427 of 436 | #58 of 60 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,959
-48 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 26.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,959 | 85 | 23.1:1 | 79% (1,549) |
| 2023-24 | 1,931 | 83.2 | 23.2:1 | 76% (1,474) |
| 2022-23 | 2,151 | 83.6 | 25.7:1 | 76% (1,627) |
| 2020-21 | 2,007 | 76 | 26.4:1 | 77% (1,543) |
| 2017-18 | 1,985 | 81 | 24.5:1 | 80% (1,587) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western International High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,985 to 1,959); teachers up 5% (81 to 85).
About Western International High School
Western International High School is a high school in DETROIT, Michigan, according to federal school records. Federal data show 1,959 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 460.
The 103 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District enroll 48,448 students altogether, Western International High School among them.
The largest group at Western International High School is Hispanic students, at 76%. Other groups make up 19% Black and 5% White. County-wide, 7% of Wayne County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Western International High School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. The school has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan is 1.4 students per teacher. In all, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
For the population of Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Western International High School is closest to Maybury Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Western International High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,007 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,959. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.4:1 to 23.1:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
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- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Munger ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 954 students
Nearby schools
- Maybury Elementary School0.2 mi · 284
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle School0.2 mi · 1,002
- Covenant High School Southwest0.3 mi · 164
- Clippert Academy0.4 mi · 424
- Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy0.8 mi · 457
- Escuela Avancemos0.8 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Western International High SchoolHow many students attend Western International High School?
Western International High School enrolls approximately 1,959 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Western International High School serve?
Western International High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Western International High School?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Western International High School.
How diverse is Western International High School?
Western International High School reports a student body of 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Western International High School public or private?
Western International High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.