South Lake High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

South Lake High School in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan enrolled 426 students in 2024-25 with 27.1 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%

516 students in 2022-23, 474 students in 2023-24, 426 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 27.1.

Students enrolled at South Lake High School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 474, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-235162023-244742024-25426
Students enrolled at South Lake High School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 474, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-235162023-244742024-25426
Students enrolled at South Lake High School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 474, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-235162023-244742024-25426
Students enrolled at South Lake High School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 474, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-235162023-244742024-25426
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351623.122.4
2023-2447428.316.8
2024-2542627.115.7

15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; South Lake High School 15.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSouth Lake High School 15.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; South Lake High School 15.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSouth Lake High School 15.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; South Lake High School 15.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSouth Lake High School 15.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; South Lake High School 15.7; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSouth Lake High School 15.7state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 306 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Lake High School enrolled 550 students and had 1.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.8, one per 306 of the 550 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent55.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.9% of students were Black, 16.9% White, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black73.9%
  2. White16.9%
  3. Two or more races4.9%
  4. Hispanic3.1%
  5. Asian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at South Lake High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math6‑9%10‑14% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 125 students in South Lake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%81.8%
Students in the class125128115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Saint Clair Shores

4 public high schools in Saint Clair Shores report 2024-25 enrollment; South Lake High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lakeview High School1,31921.735.1%
Lake Shore High School91417.838.5%
South Lake High School42615.753.1%
North Lake High School12426.056.5%

All public schools in Saint Clair Shores →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Lake High School

  1. Lakeview High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 1,319 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Eastpointe High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 624 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare South Lake High School with Lakeview High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Lake Schools spends per student$17,334 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,334
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganSouth Lake High School is the number 361 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#361 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Lake High School

  1. How many students attend South Lake High School?
    426 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saint Clair Shores, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Lake High School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Lake High School a Title I school?
    South Lake High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Lake High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at South Lake High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at South Lake High School?
    90-94% of the 125 students in South Lake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is South Lake High School in?
    South Lake Schools, NCES district ID 2632220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263222006751 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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