Academy for Business and Technology Elementary

Academy for Business and Technology Elementary is one of the intimate K-5 schools in DEARBORN, Michigan, one of the schools within Academy for Business and Technology, with 256 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Academy for Business and Technology Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Academy for Business and Technology, a district that teaches 487 students overall.

Demographically, Academy for Business and Technology Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Academy for Business and Technology Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Academy for Business and Technology Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Miller Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy for Business and Technology Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Academy for Business and Technology Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy for Business and Technology Elementary has edged down 15%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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