Romulus Senior High School

Summary:

Romulus Senior High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Romulus, Michigan, with a student population of 643. The school is part of the Romulus Community Schools district, which is ranked 480 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Romulus Senior High School faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a much higher percentage of African American students, around 75%, and consistently ranks in the bottom 20-30% of Michigan high schools based on academic performance. Only about 20% of students are proficient in subjects like Math and Science, and the school's graduation rates have fluctuated between 65% and 89.4% in recent years, generally lower than the nearby Summit Academy North, Belleville, and Wayne-Westland Community schools. Romulus Senior High School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 64.6% in the 2021-2022 school year, and a high percentage of students, around 70%, who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower socioeconomic status.

The data suggests that racial and socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance and other outcomes. The school's declining performance over the years, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Michigan high schools, warrants a closer examination of the underlying issues and the implementation of targeted interventions to improve student outcomes. Additionally, the data for the Romulus Virtual Learning Center, a magnet virtual school within the same district, shows even lower performance metrics, with a 29.7% graduation rate and a 32.4% dropout rate.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 9650 Wayne Rd
       Romulus, MI  48174-1551


(734) 532-1000

District: Romulus Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
642nd of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,232 Help


Feeder schools for Romulus Senior High School:

Elementary:    Barth Elementary School
    Hale Creek Elementary School
    Romulus Elementary School
    Wick Elementary School
Middle:    Romulus Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.3 Help
Number of students:  576

Racial breakdown:

African American:
74.8%
White:
14.9%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.7% Help


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Compare Details Romulus Senior High School ranks worse than 86.4% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.76. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Romulus Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Romulus Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the Romulus Community Schools District. Racial makeup is: African American (74.8%), White (14.9%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Romulus Senior High School is 20.3. 1 high schools in the Romulus Community Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Romulus Senior High School employs 28.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Romulus Senior High School is $19,232, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Romulus Community Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Romulus Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Romulus Senior High School 642nd of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Romulus Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Romulus Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Romulus Community Schools 480th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Romulus Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.50 471st 705 33.2%
2007 46.64 489th 767 36.2%
2008 34.00 550th 750 26.7%
2009 35.51 543rd 754 28.0%
2010 31.81 553rd 765 27.7%
2011 41.70 535th 784 31.8%
2012 20.50 597th 773 22.8%
2013 29.68 557th 805 30.8%
2014 23.02 594th 799 25.7%
2015 22.56 638th 832 23.3%
2016 14.13 668th 852 21.6%
2017 10.95 653rd 835 21.8%
2018 24.52 584th 824 29.1%
2019 8.24 610th 666 8.4%
2021 4.54 552nd 561 1.6%
2022 10.58 508th 531 4.3%
2023 12.18 652nd 735 11.3%
2024 13.76 642nd 743 13.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.35 551st 755 27.0%
2019 9.52 493rd 532 7.3%
2022 12.02 354th 369 4.1%
2023 15.91 540th 614 12.1%
2024 10.47 599th 654 8.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.45 541st 710 23.8%
2019 9.10 506th 554 8.7%
2023 12.02 546th 611 10.6%
2024 11.48 553rd 619 10.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.35 548th 707 22.5%
2019 3.44 527th 543 2.9%
2021 2.92 468th 472 0.8%
2022 11.06 419th 440 4.8%
2023 6.60 580th 611 5.1%
2024 10.60 581st 633 8.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.36 111th 254 56.3%
2019 23.08 111th 147 24.5%
2021 18.20 50th 59 15.3%
2023 27.14 120th 170 29.4%
2024 26.28 142nd 188 24.5%
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Rank History for White students at Romulus Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.90 379th 708 46.5%
2019 21.56 476th 582 18.2%
2022 30.68 374th 492 24.0%
2023 73.34 142nd 647 78.1%
2024 69.51 164th 638 74.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Romulus Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1086 396 8 12 7 n/a n/a -7 1502
1989 969 431 3 6 2 n/a n/a -9 1402
1990 909 439 5 11 4 n/a n/a -5 1363
1991 852 411 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1274
1992 796 396 6 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1206
1993 719 350 4 11 5 n/a n/a 0 1089
1994 674 365 4 14 7 n/a n/a 0 1064
1995 612 407 5 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1046
1996 612 407 5 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1046
1997 536 453 4 14 8 n/a n/a 0 1015
1998 523 481 4 13 9 n/a n/a 0 1030
1999 545 492 5 10 6 n/a n/a 0 1058
2000 562 500 5 8 6 n/a n/a 0 1081
2001 571 468 5 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1063
2002 574 605 3 18 4 n/a n/a 0 1204
2003 574 605 3 18 4 n/a n/a 0 1204
2004 497 611 4 19 7 n/a n/a 0 1138
2005 485 713 4 17 6 n/a n/a 0 1225
2006 459 793 0 10 5 n/a n/a 0 1267
2007 457 810 1 14 3 n/a n/a 0 1285
2008 437 843 2 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1301
2009 405 820 2 12 4 n/a n/a 1 1244
2010 354 793 1 16 3 n/a n/a 0 1167
2011 335 707 3 25 2 0 38 0 1110
2012 263 627 5 21 1 0 65 0 982
2013 233 587 8 28 1 0 40 0 897
2014 219 677 4 28 0 0 25 0 953
2015 207 744 2 35 0 0 12 0 1000
2016 169 745 0 37 1 0 13 0 965
2017 157 689 0 36 0 0 10 0 892
2018 136 631 0 33 0 0 6 0 806
2019 131 588 2 32 0 0 8 0 761
2020 129 561 3 31 0 0 7 0 731
2021 103 514 7 26 1 0 22 0 673
2022 98 492 6 27 2 0 26 0 651
2023 102 482 5 26 3 0 25 0 643
2024 86 431 3 23 4 0 29 0 576

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Romulus Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1502 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1402 n/a n/a 5.1
1990 1363 77.0 17.7 6.4
1991 1274 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1206 n/a n/a 10.2
1993 1089 n/a 0.0 18.5
1994 1064 52.2 20.4 15.6
1995 1046 49.5 21.1 17.2
1996 1046 49.5 21.1 17.2
1997 1015 48.0 21.1 17.3
1998 1030 51.0 20.2 21
1999 1058 52.0 20.3 21.3
2000 1081 54.6 19.8 38.5
2001 1063 56.7 18.7 20.1
2002 1204 59.5 20.2 34.5
2003 1204 59.5 20.2 34.5
2004 1138 59.9 19.0 34.4
2005 1225 58.7 20.9 35.9
2006 1267 63.8 19.9 43.9
2007 1285 61.3 21.0 51.4
2008 1301 60.8 21.4 55.1
2009 1244 61.2 20.3 59.1
2010 1167 58.1 20.0 62.8
2011 1110 59.9 18.5 63.2
2012 982 54.5 18.0 64.6
2013 897 51.5 17.4 68.7
2014 953 50.0 19.0 72.7
2015 1000 48.0 20.8 74.4
2016 965 48.0 20.1 70.6
2017 892 46.1 19.3 70.3
2018 806 44.4 18.1 74.9
2019 761 36.6 20.7 72.8
2020 731 40.6 17.9 57.6
2021 673 34.5 19.5 66.3
2022 651 31.5 20.6 64.5
2023 643 31.5 20.4 70.9
2024 576 28.3 20.3 71.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Romulus Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1502 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1402 n/a n/a 5.1
1990 1363 77.0 17.7 6.4
1991 1274 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1206 n/a n/a 10.2
1993 1089 n/a 0.0 18.5
1994 1064 52.2 20.4 15.6
1995 1046 49.5 21.1 17.2
1996 1046 49.5 21.1 17.2
1997 1015 48.0 21.1 17.3
1998 1030 51.0 20.2 21
1999 1058 52.0 20.3 21.3
2000 1081 54.6 19.8 38.5
2001 1063 56.7 18.7 20.1
2002 1204 59.5 20.2 34.5
2003 1204 59.5 20.2 34.5
2004 1138 59.9 19.0 34.4
2005 1225 58.7 20.9 35.9
2006 1267 63.8 19.9 43.9
2007 1285 61.3 21.0 51.4
2008 1301 60.8 21.4 55.1
2009 1244 61.2 20.3 59.1
2010 1167 58.1 20.0 62.8
2011 1110 59.9 18.5 63.2
2012 982 54.5 18.0 64.6
2013 897 51.5 17.4 68.7
2014 953 50.0 19.0 72.7
2015 1000 48.0 20.8 74.4
2016 965 48.0 20.1 70.6
2017 892 46.1 19.3 70.3
2018 806 44.4 18.1 74.9
2019 761 36.6 20.7 72.8
2020 731 40.6 17.9 57.6
2021 673 34.5 19.5 66.3
2022 651 31.5 20.6 64.5
2023 643 31.5 20.4 70.9
2024 576 28.3 20.3 71.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Romulus Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $11,552 (90.3%) $1,234 (9.7%) $12,786
2020 $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00
2021 $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00
2022 $17,688 (89.2%) $2,136 (10.8%) $19,824
2023 $6,996 (36.4%) $12,236 (63.6%) $19,232

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Romulus Senior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 610th of 666 High schoolsRanks 652nd of 735 High schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Romulus Senior High School)22.415
 7.4%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Romulus Community Schools)21.513.1
 8.4%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Romulus Senior High School)26.922.3
 4.6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Romulus Community Schools)25.920.7
 5.2%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Romulus Senior High School)8.39.8
 1.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Romulus Community Schools)7.69.4
 1.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.330
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students761643
 15.5%
African American588482
 18%
American Indian03
Asian25
 150%
Hispanic3226
 18.8%
Pacific Islander00
White131102
 22.1%
Two or More Races825
 212.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.8%70.9%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Romulus Senior High School

Romulus Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barth Elementary School
Elementary : Hale Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Romulus Elementary School
Elementary : Wick Elementary School
Middle : Romulus Middle School

Students at Romulus Senior High School are 75% African American, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Romulus Senior High School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Michigan high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 576 students attended Romulus Senior High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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