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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Wayne County, Michigan

Across Wayne County, Michigan, 294 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Old Redford Academy Elementary leads the list at -77.9%, against a median of -12.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

294

Wayne County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-77.9%

Median Enrollment change

-12.5%

FASTEST DECLINING · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Old Redford Academy Elementary	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	1,200	265	-77.9%
2	J E Clark Preparatory Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	430	125	-70.9%
3	Blackwell Institute	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	304	92	-69.7%
4	Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	215	68	-68.4%
5	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	336	156	-53.6%
6	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	385	191	-50.4%
7	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	270	140	-48.1%
8	Burger Development Center	INKSTER, MI	Garden City Public Schools	205	108	-47.3%
9	MadisonCarver Academy	DETROIT, MI	Madison-Carver Academy	648	343	-47.1%
10	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,189	639	-46.3%
11	Redford Union High School	REDFORD, MI	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	923	510	-44.7%
12	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	813	451	-44.5%
13	Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy	DETROIT, MI	Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy	419	234	-44.2%
14	West Village Academy	DEARBORN, MI	West Village Academy	429	242	-43.6%
15	Metro Charter Academy	ROMULUS, MI	Metro Charter Academy	723	421	-41.8%
16	Jerry L White Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	205	120	-41.5%
17	Cambridge Alternative High School	GARDEN CITY, MI	Garden City Public Schools	433	258	-40.4%
18	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	581	349	-39.9%
19	Horizon High School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	201	125	-37.8%
20	Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	297	185	-37.7%
21	Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	468	296	-36.8%
22	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	482	305	-36.7%
23	George Washington Carver Elementary School	HIGHLAND PARK, MI	George Washington Carver Academy	340	217	-36.2%
24	Dickinson East Elementary School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	827	529	-36.0%
25	WashingtonParks Academy	REDFORD, MI	Washington-Parks Academy	921	591	-35.8%
26	Romulus Senior High School	ROMULUS, MI	Romulus Community Schools	806	518	-35.7%
27	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	615	403	-34.5%
28	American International Academy Elementary	WESTLAND, MI	American International Academy	297	195	-34.3%
29	Detroit Leadership Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	401	271	-32.4%
30	Grosse Pointe North High School	GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	1,364	924	-32.3%
31	Bunche Preparatory Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	584	401	-31.3%
32	Rutherford Winans Academy	DETROIT, MI	Rutherford Winans Academy	221	152	-31.2%
33	American Montessori Academy Elementary	LIVONIA, MI	American Montessori Academy	220	152	-30.9%
34	Grosse Pointe South High School	GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	1,615	1,123	-30.5%
35	Redford Union Jr High	REDFORD, MI	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	588	409	-30.4%
36	Henderson Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	800	558	-30.3%
37	Beech Elementary	REDFORD, MI	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	653	457	-30.0%
38	Adams Middle School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	841	591	-29.7%
39	Fordson High School	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	2,790	1,966	-29.5%
40	John D Pierce Middle School	REDFORD, MI	South Redford School District	814	577	-29.1%
41	Romulus Middle School	ROMULUS, MI	Romulus Community Schools	596	423	-29.0%
42	Harms Elementary School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	391	279	-28.6%
43	CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy	RIVER ROUGE, MI	River Rouge School District of the City of	363	261	-28.1%
44	Parke Lane Elementary School	GROSSE ILE, MI	Grosse Ile Township Schools	398	287	-27.9%
45	Holbrook School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	257	186	-27.6%
46	Carstens ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	363	266	-26.7%
47	Wayne Memorial High School	WAYNE, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	1,692	1,257	-25.7%
48	Lowrey Elementary School	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	690	515	-25.4%
49	Kosciuszko School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	373	279	-25.2%
50	Hale Creek Elementary School	ROMULUS, MI	Romulus Community Schools	298	223	-25.2%

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