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The highest-poverty public high schools in Detroit, Michigan

37 public high schools in Detroit, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Voyageur College Prep leads the list at 97.9%, against a median of 84.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Detroit, Michigan

Top % FRL

97.9%

Median % FRL

84.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DETROIT, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Voyageur College Prep	DETROIT, MI	Voyageur Academy	High	524	97.9%
2	Cesar Chavez Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Cesar Chavez Academy	High	730	97.1%
3	Covenant High School Southwest	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	164	97.0%
4	Covenant High School Central	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	240	94.6%
5	Covenant High School East	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	171	94.2%
6	Central High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	403	93.1%
7	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	403	92.8%
8	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	DETROIT, MI	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	High	420	92.4%
9	Southeastern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	602	92.4%
10	Pershing High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	415	91.3%
11	Detroit Lions Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	400	91.3%
12	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	High	140	90.7%
13	Cody High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	563	90.4%
14	Denby High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	464	89.9%
15	Henry Ford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	607	89.1%
16	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	639	88.4%
17	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	305	87.9%
18	Mumford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	850	85.9%
19	LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus	DETROIT, MI	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	High	660	84.7%
20	Detroit Community Schools High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Community Schools	High	299	83.3%
21	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	High	156	82.7%
22	Detroit Leadership Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	High	271	82.3%
23	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	191	81.2%
24	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	High	451	80.5%
25	Jerry L White Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	120	80.0%
26	Western International High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	1,959	79.1%
27	Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	109	78.0%
28	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	349	76.5%
29	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	976	75.5%
30	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Art & Design	High	855	73.3%
31	Detroit School of Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	523	70.9%
32	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	High	452	68.1%
33	University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	High	559	66.7%
34	Charles R Drew Transition Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	221	65.6%
35	Renaissance High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	1,197	64.4%
36	Cass Technical High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	2,493	62.3%
37	Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	High	419	59.2%

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