Hamtramck High School

Hamtramck High School is a public high school in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. It is a part of Hamtramck Public Schools.

Hamtramck High School
Address
11410 Charest Street

,
48212

United States
Coordinates42°24′09″N 83°03′29″W
Information
TypePublic school
Established1930
School districtHamtramck Public Schools
PrincipalChris Vraniak
Teaching staff52.94 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment988 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.66[1]
Color(s)Maroon and white   [2]
Athletics conferenceMichigan Metro Athletic Conference[2]
NicknameCosmos[2]
Websitewww.hamtramck.k12.mi.us/schools/hamtramck_high_school

History

Hamtramck High School was originally located on Wyandotte and Hewitt Streets.

In 1925 655 students attended Hamtramck High School. JoEllen McNergney Vinyard, author of For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925, wrote that Hamtramck High had "substantially more students than were in all of Detroit's Polish Catholic high schools combined."[3]

In 1970 the school moved to the former Copernicus Junior Middle School's former building.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 999 students enrolled in 2016-17 was:

  • Male - 63.0%
  • Female - 37.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
  • Asian - 35.4%
  • Black - 15.8%
  • Hispanic - 0.4%
  • White - 46.6%
  • Multiracial - 1.6%

97.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2016-17, Hamtramck was a Title I school.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  • Vinyard, JoEllen McNergney. For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925. University of Illinois Press, January 1, 1998. ISBN 025206707X, 9780252067075.

Notes

  1. "Hamtramck High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. https://www.mhsaa.com/Schools/hamtramck
  3. Vinyard, p. 183.
  4. Taylor, Phil. "'hey, Call Anytime'." Sports Illustrated. July 4, 1994. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.
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