Bennett Elementary School

Bennett Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 498 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Bennett Elementary School is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that hosts 48,448 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bennett Elementary School lists that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Bennett Elementary School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Bennett Elementary School qualify 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.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bennett Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.9%; Bennett Elementary School posts 15.4%, -17.6 points below that line.

Around the school, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $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 Bennett Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bennett Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

Bennett Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.