Paw Paw High School

Paw Paw High School is one of the middle-of-the-pack secondary schools in PAW PAW, Michigan, part of Paw Paw Public School District, with 638 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Paw Paw High School sits 39% above that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Paw Paw Public School District (2,146 students total), Paw Paw High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Paw Paw High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Van Buren County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Paw Paw High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Van Buren County's rate of about 52%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Van Buren County indicate median household income runs about $68,114, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Van Buren County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), of which Paw Paw High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Street Community and Family Center, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Paw Paw High School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 685 (now 638). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 82%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.