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Schools in Southgate

Southgate has 13 schools inside its limits: 9 public, 1 charter, and 3 private. 10 teach elementary grades, 6 middle grades, and 3 high school grades. The largest is Southgate Anderson High School, with 1,052 students (9 to 12). Charters are 10% of its public schools, below 26% across Wayne County.

Schools
13
Students
5,040
Federal counts
Students per teacher
17.0
Public and charter
Four-year graduation
66.6%
Class of 2025
Southgate's limits from the Census, with its 13 schools pinned by kind.
  • Public
  • Charter
  • Private

From the federal and state files

What the numbers say about Southgate

In Southgate, by the federal district boundaries, Southgate Community School District covers all of it.

Across its public and charter schools there are 17.0 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.

66.6% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 495 students) graduated in four years, below 84.0% for Michigan as a whole. Southgate Anderson High School posted the highest rate, 96.2%.

63% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

5 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is North Pointe Elementary, opened in July 2022.

3 private schools teach 433 students; the most common orientation is Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

The Census gives Southgate a median home value of $173,600, 67% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1963 (ACS 2020-2024).

All the numbers

63% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

5 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is North Pointe Elementary, opened in July 2022.

3 private schools teach 433 students; the most common orientation is Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

The Census gives Southgate a median home value of $173,600, 67% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1963 (ACS 2020-2024).

By the federal district boundaries

School districts that cover Southgate

Every school in Southgate

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13 schools

  • Allen Elementary School

    Public elementary school, Pre-K to 5

    16500 Mccann St, Southgate

    Students
    359
    Per teacher
    16.5

  • Asher School

    Public high school, 9 to 12

    14101 Leroy St, Southgate

    Students
    462
    Per teacher
    31.9
    Graduation
    32.3%

  • Beacon Day Treatment Center

    Public K-12 school, K to 12

    12601 Mccann St, Southgate

    Students
    106
    Per teacher
    4.4

  • Christ the King Lutheran School

    Private elementary and middle school, Pre-K to 8, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod

    15600 Trenton Rd, Southgate

    Students
    194
    Per teacher
    16.2

  • Creative Montessori Academy

    Charter elementary and middle school, Pre-K to 8

    15100 Northline Rd, Southgate

    Students
    759
    Per teacher
    18.7

  • Davidson Middle School

    Public middle school, 6 to 8

    15800 Trenton Rd, Southgate

    Students
    663
    Per teacher
    20.3

  • Fordline Elementary School

    Public elementary school, Pre-K to 5

    14775 Fordline St, Southgate

    Students
    308
    Per teacher
    14.8

  • Grogan Elementary School

    Public elementary school, Pre-K to 5

    13300 Burns St, Southgate

    Students
    353
    Per teacher
    15.2

  • Montessori Center of Downriver

    Private elementary school, Pre-K to K, Nonsectarian

    15575 Northline Rd, Southgate

    Students
    8
    Per teacher
    2.7

  • North Pointe Elementary

    Public elementary school, K to 6

    18635 Bowie St, Southgate

    Students
    218
    Per teacher
    13.2

  • Shelters Elementary School

    Public elementary school, Pre-K to 5

    12600 Fordline St, Southgate

    Students
    327
    Per teacher
    13.5

  • Southgate Anderson High School

    Public high school, 9 to 12

    15475 Leroy St, Southgate

    Students
    1,052
    Per teacher
    19.8
    Graduation
    96.2%

  • St Pius School

    Private elementary and middle school, Pre-K to 8, Roman Catholic

    14141 Pearl St, Southgate

    Students
    231
    Per teacher
    11.8

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Schools in Southgate, asked and answered

5 questions

How many schools are in Southgate?
13 schools stand inside Southgate's limits: 9 public, 1 charter, and 3 private. The list above has every one with its grades and students.
Which school district serves Southgate?
Southgate Community School District covers all of Southgate, by the federal district boundaries.
What is the high school graduation rate in Southgate?
66.6% of the class of 2025 at Southgate's high schools graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count, against 84.0% for Michigan.
What is the largest school in Southgate?
Southgate Anderson High School, with 1,052 students in the 2024-25 federal count.
Does Southgate have charter or private schools?
Yes: 1 charter school and 3 private schools. Charter schools are public and charge no tuition; private schools set their own.

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