NCES CCD 2024-25 16 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Saint Clair Shores, MI

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16 public K-12 schools in Saint Clair Shores from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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16
Schools
8,682
Students
19.9/100
Avg Resource Index
19.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Saint Clair Shores has more public-school enrollment than 76% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Saint Clair Shores's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Saint Clair Shores's list includes 4 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 5 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 20-point gap between Lake Shore High School and Jefferson Middle School shows the range hidden by Saint Clair Shores's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 24%
School count
Top 21%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
16th percentile

Lakeview High School accounts for 15.2% of all Saint Clair Shores public-school enrollment

That concentration means Saint Clair Shores-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saint Clair Shores school enrollment varies 11× across entities

Saint Clair Shores school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 1,319 students (highest), a spread of 1,195 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saint Clair Shores student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Lake Shore High School 29
2. South Lake High School 27
3. Harmon Elementary School 26
4. South Lake Middle School 25
5. Avalon Elementary School 23
6. Elmwood Elementary School 23
7. Princeton Elementary School 22
8. Rodgers Elementary School 22
9. Ardmore Elementary School 21
10. Kennedy Middle School 19
11. Greenwood Elementary School 19
12. Violet Elementary School 18
13. Masonic Heights Elementary School 14
14. Lakeview High School 12
15. North Lake High School 10
16. Jefferson Middle School 9

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Saint Clair Shores

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Avalon Elementary School 59.5/100
  2. 2 Harmon Elementary School 59.3/100
  3. 3 Elmwood Elementary School 59.1/100
  4. 4 North Lake High School 57.5/100
  5. 5 South Lake Middle School 54.3/100

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Which Saint Clair Shores school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Lake Shore High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Saint Clair Shores schools in this federal-data comparison at 29/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Saint Clair Shores, MI? ▼

Saint Clair Shores has 16 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,682 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 19.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.