Bunche Preparatory Academy

Bunche Preparatory Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in DETROIT, Michigan, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 401 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 103 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District (48,448 students total), Bunche Preparatory Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bunche Preparatory Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%); the rest looks like 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bunche Preparatory Academy has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the area at large, 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 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 Bunche Preparatory Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Bunche Preparatory Academy's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 401). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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