Academy 21

Academy 21 is the name of a small high school in WARREN, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 148 students. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average about 460 students.

Academy 21 is part of a district of 6 schools: Center Line Public Schools, with 2,484 students.

The most common group at Academy 21 is White students, at 44%. Other groups include 33% Black, 15% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

A ratio of 14.2:1 comes from the school's 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 7.4 students per teacher below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.

In the county around the school, Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 236 public schools in Macomb County, enrolling about 115,743 students in all.

Nearest public school: May V Peck Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Academy 21 inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). The school's NCES record marks it as virtual.

The 2020-21 count was 517 students and the 2024-25 count was 148. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 32.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.

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