Public schools in White Lake, MI

White Lake has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,261 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Huron Valley Schools runs 6 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run White Lake's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in White LakeDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Huron Valley Schools67,970$14,850
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools112,102$15,362
Waterford School District17,058$17,911

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in White Lake, 1,160 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lakeland High School1,01220.221.9%Huron Valley Schools
Harbor High School13316.651.1%Huron Valley Schools
Huron Valley Adult Education15not reported53.3%Huron Valley Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in White Lake, 525 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
White Lake Middle School52518.434.7%Huron Valley Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in White Lake, 1,576 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How White Lake's public schools compare with Michigan's

The median White Lake school has 16.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Michigan median of 16.5. 13% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 416 students (state 360).

White Lake against Michigan, schools open in 2024-25 with students
White LakeMichigan
Median students per teacher16.916.5
Median school size (students)416360
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)13%41%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)88%76%
Charter schools0%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 White Lake schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in White Lake

  1. Huron Valley SchoolsRuns 6 of White Lake's 8 public schools and spent $14,850 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,850
  2. Lakeland High School, the largest high school in White Lake1,012 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.1,012
  3. Compare Huron Valley Schools with Walled Lake Consolidated SchoolsWhite Lake's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a White Lake addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Michigan

  1. Detroit179 schools
  2. Grand Rapids127 schools
  3. Flint50 schools
  4. Kalamazoo45 schools
  5. Muskegon43 schools
  6. Saginaw43 schools
  7. Warren43 schools
  8. Ann Arbor42 schools

Questions about schools in White Lake

  1. How many public schools are in White Lake, MI?
    8 public schools with an address in White Lake were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,261 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in White Lake?
    Lakeland High School, with 1,012 students in 2024-25 (Huron Valley Schools).
  3. Which districts run White Lake's schools?
    Huron Valley Schools (6 schools), Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (1 school), Waterford School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25