CarmanAinsworth High School

CarmanAinsworth High School is a substantial high school in FLINT, Michigan, operated by Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. The school hosts 914 students in grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 99% above the state mean of about 460.

Within Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 3,500 students, CarmanAinsworth High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CarmanAinsworth High School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment; the rest consists of 22% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Genesee County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Genesee County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which CarmanAinsworth High School is one.

Dye Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. CarmanAinsworth High School's enrollment has shrank 31% since 2018, when it stood at 1,332 (now 914). White enrollment moved from 27% to 22% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CarmanAinsworth High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.