C−
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Detroit.
Students
48,448
Schools
104
Spent per student
$21,406
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
What stands out about Detroit Public Schools Community District
- School Grade C−: better than 21% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts below the state
- Spends 30% more per student than the MI average
- 16 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,406 per student · 30% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 53%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
47,425’20
47,019’21
47,273’22
47,915’23
48,448’24
About steady.
Students
Black 79%Hispanic 16%White 2%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
104 public schools.
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
D1,002 students22:1
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
C−954 students19:1
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
D879 students18:1
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
D−876 students21:1
Ronald Brown Academy
D834 students18:1
Bates Academy
B+773 students18:1
Davison ElementaryMiddle School
C+765 students18:1
Fisher Magnet Academy
758 students15:1
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
D754 students19:1
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School
C749 students17:1
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
A−715 students16:1
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
D692 students19:1
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School
692 students15:1
Priest ElementaryMiddle School
D673 students16:1
Durfee ElementaryMiddle School
D−632 students20:1
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts
C−630 students19:1
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham
C560 students19:1
Henderson Academy
D558 students17:1
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
D−532 students15:1
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
C521 students19:1
Noble ElementaryMiddle School
D−512 students15:1
Bennett Elementary School
D498 students19:1
Academy of the Americas at Logan
C495 students19:1
Dixon Elementary School
D485 students17:1
Burton International Academy
D482 students17:1
Mason Academy
D−476 students15:1
Bow ElementaryMiddle School
D459 students15:1
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
D457 students18:1
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School
D455 students17:1
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School
D453 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
C451 students13:1
Brewer Academy
D441 students21:1
Carver STEM Academy
D435 students17:1
Garvey Academy
C−434 students13:1
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School
D−422 students15:1
Golightly Education Center
C412 students16:1
Burns ElementaryMiddle School
D411 students15:1
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
C405 students16:1
Spain ElementaryMiddle School
C403 students13:1
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
D401 students13:1
Bunche Preparatory Academy
D401 students13:1
Marion Law Academy
D386 students15:1
Coleman A Young Elementary School
C382 students14:1
Carleton Elementary School
D379 students14:1
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School
D−379 students14:1
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
D374 students17:1
Mann Learning Community
D−359 students15:1
Hamilton Academy
D358 students16:1
Vernor Elementary School
C340 students17:1
SampsonWebber Leadership Academy
D−330 students13:1
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School
C311 students18:1
Pasteur Elementary School
D310 students12:1
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
D303 students16:1
Cooke STEM Academy
D296 students11:1
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School
D296 students17:1
Maybury Elementary School
D284 students15:1
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School
D−283 students13:1
Edison Elementary School
D279 students13:1
Harms Elementary School
C279 students16:1
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
C266 students14:1
Edmonson Montessori
C262 students14:1
Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School
D251 students15:1
Gardner Elementary School
D239 students17:1
Wayne Elementary School
D234 students15:1
Barton Elementary School
D221 students16:1
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School
D−185 students12:1
Chrysler Elementary School
A+137 students17:1
Keidan Special Education Center
D−105 students7:1
Moses Field Center
D−69 students6:1
Clippert Academy
D−424 students25:1
J E Clark Preparatory Academy
D125 students11:1
Blackwell Institute
D92 students9:1
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
C−68 students7:1
Cass Technical High School
B+2,493 students24:1
Western International High School
D1,959 students23:1
Renaissance High School
B+1,197 students20:1
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
C−976 students24:1
Mumford High School
C850 students18:1
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney
D639 students17:1
Henry Ford High School
C607 students18:1
Southeastern High School
D602 students18:1
Cody High School
C563 students16:1
Detroit School of Arts
D523 students15:1
Denby High School
C464 students18:1
Pershing High School
D415 students18:1
Central High School
C403 students18:1
Osborn High School
D403 students19:1
Detroit Lions Academy
D−400 students12:1
Communication and Media Arts High School
C349 students19:1
Northwestern High School
D305 students13:1
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine
D191 students15:1
Jerry L White Center
D−120 students8:1
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly
D−96 students10:1
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
D−68 students6:1
Randolph Career and Technical Center
5 students0:1
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center
1 students0:1
Golightly Career and Technical Center
0 students0:1
Academy of The Americas High School
C−874 students19:1
The School at Marygrove
606 students16:1
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
C−248 students12:1
Charles R Drew Transition Center
221 students5:1
DPSCD Virtual School
176 students9:1
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center
109 students16:1
Turning Point Academy
D−42 students4:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.