State/Public High Open

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology

24675 Lahser Rd, Southfield, Oakland County, 48033

1,208
Pupils
18.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Southfield, Oakland County. The school has 1,208 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Southfield Public School District
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology enrolls 1,208 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.

Male students
610 (50%)
Female students
598 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
66.5
Student-teacher ratio
18.1:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 1.9% White and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1,13794%
White231.9%
Hispanic or Latino191.6%
Asian131.1%
Two or more races12<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

742 of the school's 1,208 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 705 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9–12Title I

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 11, state house district 35.

School district: Southfield Public School District

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology is one of 13 schools in Southfield Public School District, based in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan. The district serves 4,491 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,208 students, Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.

4,491
District students
13
Schools
335
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
000106
IB since
20 April 2011
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
94%
Graduation rate
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (10) Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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