Brewer Academy

Brewer Academy operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 441 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Brewer Academy is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that caters to 48,448 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brewer Academy records that nearly all students (98%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Brewer Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Denby High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Brewer Academy operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brewer Academy has ticked down 11%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025.

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