Youth Center School

The public high school Youth Center School is located in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. Total enrollment is 51 students, and the grades served are 5 through 12. That is 89% below the average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.

Kalamazoo RESA serves 429 students across 4 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Youth Center School is 84% Black. Other groups make up 10% White and 6% multiracial. Kalamazoo County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Youth Center School are from different groups.

Youth Center School reports a ratio of 5.3 students per teacher, from 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan is 16.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Youth Center School, 78% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 33 points lower.

The school's county is Kalamazoo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $72,532, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools enroll about 34,151 students and include Youth Center School.

Youth Center School is about 0.7 miles from Northeastern Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 46 in 2020-21 to 51 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 3.5:1 in 2020-21, and 5.3:1 in 2024-25.

Youth Center School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.