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Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac is one of the high-enrollment multi-level schools in PONTIAC, Michigan, overseen by Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac, with 850 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 202% above typical.
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac is a school of Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On demographics, Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac records that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.
In the area at large, Oakland County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).
The closest other public school is R Grant Graham Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac.
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac has climbed 17%, going from 726 students in 2018 to 850 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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