Wilkinson Middle School

Wilkinson Middle School is a 6-8 campus of one-room-style scale in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan, overseen by Madison District Public Schools, enrolling 168 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

Within Madison District Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 903 students, Wilkinson Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wilkinson Middle School records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Wilkinson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Wilkinson Middle School is one.

Madison High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilkinson Middle School has edged down 21%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 168 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 50% to 34%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Wilkinson Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.