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The highest-poverty public high schools in Wayne County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Wayne County, Michigan, drawn from 96 qualifying public high schools. Riverside Academy West Campus leads the list at 100%, against a median of 71.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wayne County, Michigan

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

71.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Riverside Academy West Campus	DEARBORN, MI	Riverside Academy	High	470	100%
2	Academy for Business and Technology High School	MELVINDALE, MI	Academy for Business and Technology	High	231	98.7%
3	Voyageur College Prep	DETROIT, MI	Voyageur Academy	High	524	97.9%
4	Cesar Chavez Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Cesar Chavez Academy	High	730	97.1%
5	Covenant High School Southwest	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	164	97.0%
6	Covenant High School Central	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	240	94.6%
7	Covenant High School East	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	High	171	94.2%
8	Central High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	403	93.1%
9	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	403	92.8%
10	American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	INKSTER, MI	American International Academy	High	240	92.5%
11	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	DETROIT, MI	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	High	420	92.4%
12	Southeastern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	602	92.4%
13	Pershing High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	415	91.3%
14	Detroit Lions Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	400	91.3%
15	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	High	140	90.7%
16	Cody High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	563	90.4%
17	Denby High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	464	89.9%
18	Henry Ford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	607	89.1%
19	Oakland International Academy 912	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Oakland International Academy	High	614	88.4%
20	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	639	88.4%
21	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	305	87.9%
22	Chandler Park Academy High School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Chandler Park Academy	High	688	86.2%
23	Mumford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	850	85.9%
24	Fordson High School	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	High	1,966	85.8%
25	LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus	DETROIT, MI	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	High	660	84.7%
26	Robichaud Senior High School	DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI	Westwood Community School District	High	328	83.8%
27	Detroit Community Schools High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Community Schools	High	299	83.3%
28	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	High	156	82.7%
29	Detroit Leadership Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	High	271	82.3%
30	Harper Woods High School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	High	877	82.0%
31	Westfield Preparatory High School	REDFORD, MI	Westfield Charter Academy	High	834	81.7%
32	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	191	81.2%
33	Hamtramck High School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	High	926	80.8%
34	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	High	451	80.5%
35	Ecorse Community High School	ECORSE, MI	Ecorse Public Schools	High	340	80.3%
36	Jerry L White Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	120	80.0%
37	Melvindale High School	ALLEN PARK, MI	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	High	982	79.2%
38	Western International High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	1,959	79.1%
39	Lincoln Park High School	LINCOLN PARK, MI	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	High	1,384	78.5%
40	Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	109	78.0%
41	River Rouge High School	RIVER ROUGE, MI	River Rouge School District of the City of	High	987	76.9%
42	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	349	76.5%
43	Horizon High School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	High	125	76.0%
44	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	976	75.5%
45	Asher School	SOUTHGATE, MI	Southgate Community School District	High	462	74.9%
46	Romulus Senior High School	ROMULUS, MI	Romulus Community Schools	High	518	73.7%
47	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Art & Design	High	855	73.3%
48	Cambridge Alternative High School	GARDEN CITY, MI	Garden City Public Schools	High	258	72.1%
49	Detroit School of Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	523	70.9%
50	Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	High	422	70.4%

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