Enrollment
271
High
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITMORE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263633007221
Whitmore Lake High School
7430 WHITMORE LAKE RD, WHITMORE LAKE, MI 48189 · (734) 449-4461 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Michigan public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
93 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 7 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 14% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whitmore Lake Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Whitmore Lake High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore Lake High School this school | 271 | 34.3% | 54.3% |
| GalesburgAugusta High School GALESBURG | 263 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Mendon MiddleHigh School MENDON | 254 | 33.1% | N/A |
| Leslie High School LESLIE | 322 | 36.3% | N/A |
| Bridgman High School BRIDGMAN | 239 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Onsted Community High School ONSTED | 365 | 33.2% | 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 Whitmore Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #16 of 62 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #24 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #17 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #488 of 844 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #21 of 548 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #274 of 550 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #457 of 654 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #78 of 436 | #3 of 13 |
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
271
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 271 | 21.2 | 12.8:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 21.2 | 11.9:1 | 37% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 21.1 | 12.1:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 22.2 | 16.7:1 | 36% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 13 | 23.6:1 | 27% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitmore Lake High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (370 to 271); teachers down 4% (22.2 to 21.2).
About Whitmore Lake High School
Whitmore Lake High School is a small high school in Whitmore Lake Public School District, located in WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 271 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
The district, Whitmore Lake Public School District, operates 2 schools serving 672 students.
By race and ethnicity, Whitmore Lake High School is 85% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Whitmore Lake High School lists 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body. Public schools in Washtenaw County average a similar 34%.
Among Michigan public high schools, Whitmore Lake High School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.1% at Whitmore Lake High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.3%.
The county, Washtenaw County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,180 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Washtenaw County has 104 public schools with about 42,861 students, including Whitmore Lake High School.
Whitmore Lake High School is about 1.7 miles from Livingston Classical Academy, its nearest public school. Whitmore Lake High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Whitmore Lake High School's average proficiency of 54.3% compares with 63.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Whitmore Lake High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Whitmore Lake High School enrolled 301 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 271. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Whitmore Lake High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitmore Lake Public School District
- Whitmore Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in WHITMORE LAKE
- Whitmore Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Livingston Classical AcademyCombined · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Livingston Classical Academy1.7 mi · 288
- Whitmore Lake Elementary School2.2 mi · 401
- Kensington Woods Schools5.7 mi · 114
- Skyline High School5.9 mi · 1,237
- William A Brummer Elementary School6.2 mi · 469
- Logan Elementary School6.2 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Whitmore Lake High SchoolHow large is Whitmore Lake High School?
Whitmore Lake High School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 07-12.
Is Whitmore Lake High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitmore Lake High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Whitmore Lake High School have?
Whitmore Lake High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitmore Lake High School?
At Whitmore Lake High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whitmore Lake High School public or private?
Whitmore Lake High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitmore Lake Public School District.
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