📍 18656 Prospect St, Melvindale, Wayne County, 48122
Melvindale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Melvindale, Wayne County. The school has 955 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 16 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melvindale High School enrolls 955 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 589 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
809 of the school's 955 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 766 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Melvindale High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 14.
Melvindale High School is one of 4 schools in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools, based in MELVINDALE, Michigan. The district serves 2,997 students district-wide and employs 149 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 955 students, Melvindale High School is larger than the district average of about 749 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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