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Woodhaven High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Woodhaven High School
Located at 24787 VAN HORN RD, in FLAT ROCK, Michigan, Woodhaven High School is a substantial secondary school that caters to 1,629 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. That puts it 254% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,296 students; Woodhaven High School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodhaven High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Woodhaven High School reports 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Woodhaven High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Maple Grove Alternative High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodhaven High School.
Woodhaven High School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 33%: 1,226 students in 2018 compared to 1,629 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Wayne County at a glance
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