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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Wayne County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Wayne County, Michigan, drawn from 14 qualifying public K-12 schools. CapstoneWayne Co Juvenile Detention Fac leads the list at 97.6%, against a median of 72.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Wayne County, Michigan

Top % FRL

97.6%

Median % FRL

72.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	CapstoneWayne Co Juvenile Detention Fac	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	Combined	124	97.6%
2	Caniff Liberty Academy	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Caniff Liberty Academy	Combined	590	95.6%
3	Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary	DETROIT, MI	Hope of Detroit Academy	Combined	430	91.4%
4	Academy of The Americas High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Combined	874	86.0%
5	Detroit International Academy for Young Women	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Combined	248	83.9%
6	Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	DEARBORN HTS, MI	Dearborn City School District	Combined	247	74.9%
7	Beacon Day Treatment Center	SOUTHGATE, MI	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	Combined	106	72.6%
8	Tipton Academy 48	GARDEN CITY, MI	Tipton Academy	Combined	255	71.4%
9	Madison School	WYANDOTTE, MI	Wyandotte School District of the City of	Combined	153	69.3%
10	The School at Marygrove	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Combined	606	68.3%
11	The Lincoln Center	WYANDOTTE, MI	Wyandotte School District of the City of	Combined	140	63.6%
12	Jo Brighton Skills Center	WYANDOTTE, MI	Wyandotte School District of the City of	Combined	132	58.3%
13	Burger Development Center	INKSTER, MI	Garden City Public Schools	Combined	108	37.0%
14	Ivywood Classical Academy	PLYMOUTH, MI	Ivywood Classical Academy	Combined	613	15.5%

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