Academy 21

Academy 21 operates as a rural-scale secondary school in WARREN, Michigan, part of Center Line Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 148 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Academy 21 sits 68% below that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Center Line Public Schools (2,484 students total), Academy 21 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Academy 21 shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% Black, 15% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Academy 21 lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Academy 21 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Academy 21 is one.

Nearest neighbor: May V Peck Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy 21 has ticked down 6%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 148 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 30.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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