Western High School (Parma, Michigan)

Western High School
Location
1400 South Dearing Road Parma , Michigan 49269 United States
Coordinates	42°14′44″N84°32′21″W / 42.24556°N 84.53917°W / 42.24556; -84.53917
Information
Established	1959
School district	Western School District
Principal	Jared Vickers
Teaching staff	44.44 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	799 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.98 [1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Maroon, white and gold     [2]
Athletics	Baseball, basketball, bowling, competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling, and powerlifting [2]
Nickname	Panthers [2]
Website	www.wsdpanthers.org/site/default.aspx?DomainID=12

Western High School is a high school located east of Parma, Michigan, United States. It has classes for grades 9 through 12. It is located on Dearing Road, just inside the border of Spring Arbor Township. Jared Vickers is the principal. ^[3]

The school serves the northern half of Spring Arbor Township, a college community, and Parma, a mostly rural farming community. Other communities served are Woodville and Westwood, both of which are in Blackman, plus much of Sandstone, most of the area around Minard Mills, which is located in the southern portion of Tompkins, and the northeast portion of Concord Township.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 882 students enrolled for the 2020–2021 school year was: ^[1]

• Male - 47.7%
• Female - 52.3%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander - 0.9%
• Black - 2.5%
• Hispanic - 3.6%
• White - 88.3%
• Multiracial - 4.2%

In addition, 25.1% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunches.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Western High School". ed.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. "MHSAA > Schools".
3. "Western High School - Principal Overview" . Retrieved January 22, 2013.