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 Ohio 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 Tedrow.
K–6Pettisville Elementary SchoolPettisville Local School District
7–12Pettisville High SchoolPettisville Local School District
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.