Clarkston Community School District, MI

Original Research by School Decision on Clarkston Community School District

Clarkston Community School District covers a stretch of northern Oakland County centered on the Clarkston area and reaching into parts of Waterford, Springfield, Orion, and White Lake. The housing picture across these communities runs the gamut. Parts of Clarkston itself carry the highest home values in the district, while the Waterford and White Lake edges come in well below. Overall, the district's weighted home values sit above both the Michigan and national benchmarks, and values have climbed modestly year over year. Rental data is sparse, available only for portions of the district, but what exists shows rents that are manageable relative to local incomes. Oakland County's broader market has been loosening, with more active listings than a year ago and homes moving in roughly a month.

The district serves a large enrollment from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across fourteen buildings. Seven elementary schools feed into Sashabaw Middle School, then Clarkston Junior High School for grades eight and nine, and finally Clarkston High School. The district also operates Renaissance Alternative High School, Renaissance Virtual School, a Project Search program, and Student Support Services, giving families multiple pathways beyond the traditional sequence. A publicly reported capital improvement recently reshaped the junior high, which was rebuilt and reopened, directly relevant to families with students in those transition grades.

The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population that makes up the next largest group, followed by smaller proportions of students identifying as two or more races, Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on free or reduced-price lunch, special education, and English learner populations was not available, so those pieces of the picture are absent here.

On Michigan's state assessments for the most recent year, Clarkston's results are a genuine strength. English language arts proficiency holds strong across the elementary and middle grades, with the eighth grade PSAT reading result standing out as particularly high. Math starts strong in third grade and stays solid through the upper elementary years, though it softens as students move into seventh and especially eighth grade, where the PSAT math result drops noticeably. Science and social studies results are mixed: fifth grade science proficiency is strong, while eighth grade science is lower, and social studies sits near the midpoint across both tested grades. A parent whose child struggles with math as they enter the later middle grades may want to look into how the district supports that transition.

Measured against the county's districts, Clarkston's overall proficiency sits in the top quartile, well above the county median. Chronic absenteeism is also in the top quartile, meaning the district's rate is lower than most of its peers, which is a meaningful positive signal for engagement and attendance. Per-pupil spending lands in the middle to upper range for Oakland County. Graduation rate data was not available in the provided materials, so that metric could not be assessed.

No state strategic priorities, course access details, staffing ratios, or discipline data were included in the available data, so those dimensions go unnamed rather than guessed. What the evidence does show is a sizable, predominantly white district in an affluent Oakland County corridor, with strong literacy results, solid early math performance, a recent rebuild of its junior high, and multiple alternative pathways for students who need them. The housing market is more expensive than much of the state but offers variety across the district's communities, and the county market is trending toward more inventory and slightly more time on market.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

6,757

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 8%

Black 2%

White 84%

Asian 2%

Two+ 4%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

37%

65%

Gr 4

34%

66%

Gr 5

43%

70%

Gr 6

31%

68%

Gr 7

40%

66%

Gr 8

60%

79%

Math

Gr 3

38%

76%

Gr 4

35%

62%

Gr 5

34%

58%

Gr 6

33%

61%

Gr 7

30%

51%

Gr 8

22%

38%

Science

Gr 5

43%

72%

Gr 8

27%

50%

Social studies

Gr 5

33%

54%

Gr 8

40%

63%

Schools in this District

14 schools are officially reported under this district.

Springfield Plains Elem School

Student Support Services

Independence Elementary School

Renaissance Alternative High School

Andersonville Elementary School

Bailey Lake Elementary School

Clarkston Elementary School

Clarkston Junior High School

Clarkston High School

Pine Knob Elementary School

North Sashabaw Elementary School

Sashabaw Middle School

Renaissance Virtual School

Clarkston Project Search

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

67%

Grade 3

57%

Grade 4

53%

Grade 5

55%

Grade 6

47%

Grade 7

35%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

59%

Grade 3

60%

Grade 4

64%

Grade 5

60%

Grade 6

61%

Grade 7

76%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

66%

Grade 5

46%

Grade 8

Social Studies

2 grades reported

50%

Grade 5

59%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$442,202

Year-over-year change+4.1%

Range across 6 ZIP codes$293K to $509K

vs. state typical1.68x

vs. national typical1.20x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (6 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
48348	Clarkston	$509K	+4.2%	48.6%
48346	Clarkston	$366K	+4.4%	31.2%
48350	Springfield	$434K	+3.5%	10.5%
48386	White Lake	$379K	+3.6%	7.6%
48329	Waterford	$293K	+3.8%	1.8%
48359	Orion	$403K	+2.4%	0.4%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,794/mo

Year-over-year change+3.1%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$1,737 to $2,027/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
48346	Clarkston	$1,737	+3.1%	31.2%
48386	White Lake	$2,027	—	7.6%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,231/mo

Home price / national median income5.3x

Annual rent / national median income25.7%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$437/mo

Market Activity: Oakland County

Median listing price$419,950

Median listing price YoY-4.5%

Median price per sq ft$234

Median price per sq ft YoY-1.3%

Median days on market34.5 days

Median days on market YoY+13.1%

Active listings2,605

Active listings YoY+19.8%

New listings2,060

New listings YoY+9.3%

Pending listings1,928

Pending listings YoY+7.2%

Hotness: median listing price$399,450

Hotness: median listing price YoY-7.6%

Supply score89.0

Supply score YoY-2.6%

Demand score74.6

Demand score YoY-8.6%

Median listing price (12 months)

Median price per sq ft (12 months)

Median days on market (12 months)

Active listings (12 months)

New listings (12 months)

Pending listings (12 months)

Hotness: median listing price (12 months)

Supply score (12 months)

Demand score (12 months)

Comparison

State typical home value$263,590 (+4.2% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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