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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Wayne County, Michigan

281 public elementary schools in Wayne County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Plymouth Educational Center leads the list at 47.0:1, against a median of 16.2:1 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

281

Wayne County, Michigan

Top Students/teacher

47.0:1

Median Students/teacher

16.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Plymouth Educational Center	DETROIT, MI	Plymouth Educational Center Charter School	Elementary	399	47.0:1
2	WashingtonParks Academy	REDFORD, MI	Washington-Parks Academy	Elementary	591	42.2:1
3	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	DETROIT, MI	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Elementary	329	41.1:1
4	MadisonCarver Academy	DETROIT, MI	Madison-Carver Academy	Elementary	343	31.1:1
5	Ralph J Bunche Academy	ECORSE, MI	Ecorse Public Schools	Elementary	316	26.4:1
6	Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy	DETROIT, MI	Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy	Elementary	234	23.4:1
7	Voyageur Academy	DETROIT, MI	Voyageur Academy	Elementary	789	23.0:1
8	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	PLYMOUTH, MI	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Elementary	823	22.1:1
9	Bridge Academy West	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Bridge Academy	Elementary	331	22.1:1
10	Inkster Preparatory Academy	INKSTER, MI	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Elementary	220	22.0:1
11	Earhart ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	1,002	21.7:1
12	University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Elementary	476	21.6:1
13	Weston Preparatory Academy	DETROIT, MI	Weston Preparatory Academy	Elementary	258	21.5:1
14	Achieve Charter Academy	CANTON, MI	Achieve Charter Academy	Elementary	771	21.4:1
15	Escuela Avancemos	DETROIT, MI	Escuela Avancemos	Elementary	425	21.3:1
16	Allendale Elementary School	MELVINDALE, MI	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	Elementary	914	21.2:1
17	Brewer Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	441	21.2:1
18	Chandler Park Academy Elementary	HARPER WOODS, MI	Chandler Park Academy	Elementary	817	20.9:1
19	Canton Charter Academy	CANTON, MI	Canton Charter Academy	Elementary	774	20.9:1
20	Rogers Early Elementary School	ALLEN PARK, MI	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	Elementary	436	20.9:1
21	Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy	RIVER ROUGE, MI	River Rouge School District of the City of	Elementary	625	20.8:1
22	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	876	20.8:1
23	Tyrone Elementary School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	Elementary	336	20.7:1
24	Durfee ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	632	20.4:1
25	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Elementary	467	20.3:1
26	Forest Elementary School	RIVERVIEW, MI	Riverview Community School District	Elementary	395	20.3:1
27	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	CANTON, MI	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Elementary	822	20.2:1
28	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Elementary	901	20.1:1
29	Beacon Elementary School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	Elementary	368	20.1:1
30	Thomas A Edison Elem School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	450	20.0:1
31	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Elementary	438	19.9:1
32	Flagship Charter Academy	DETROIT, MI	Flagship Charter Academy	Elementary	655	19.9:1
33	Parke Lane Elementary School	GROSSE ILE, MI	Grosse Ile Township Schools	Elementary	287	19.8:1
34	Taylor Exemplar Academy	TAYLOR, MI	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Elementary	660	19.4:1
35	Meridian Elementary School	GROSSE ILE, MI	Grosse Ile Township Schools	Elementary	313	19.4:1
36	Memorial Elementary School	RIVERVIEW, MI	Riverview Community School District	Elementary	435	19.3:1
37	David Hicks School	INKSTER, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	466	19.1:1
38	Munger ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	954	19.1:1
39	Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	DETROIT, MI	Cesar Chavez Academy	Elementary	484	19.1:1
40	Academy of the Americas at Logan	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	495	19.0:1
41	Lewis Maire Elementary School	GROSSE POINTE, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	Elementary	252	19.0:1
42	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Elementary	694	19.0:1
43	Bird Elementary School	PLYMOUTH, MI	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	Elementary	476	19.0:1
44	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	692	19.0:1
45	Old Redford Academy Elementary	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	Elementary	265	18.9:1
46	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	521	18.9:1
47	Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	TRENTON, MI	Trenton Public Schools	Elementary	617	18.9:1
48	Creative Montessori Academy	SOUTHGATE, MI	Creative Montessori Academy	Elementary	759	18.7:1
49	Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	560	18.7:1
50	Bennett Elementary School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	498	18.6:1

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