Academy of the Americas at Logan

Located at 3811 CICOTTE ST, in DETROIT, Michigan, Academy of the Americas at Logan is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that instructs 495 students (grades K through 3), part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Academy of the Americas at Logan sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Academy of the Americas at Logan is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that instructs 48,448 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Academy of the Americas at Logan shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 3% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, Academy of the Americas at Logan logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Academy of the Americas at Logan is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Academy of the Americas at Logan operates from a city-core location.

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