Burger Development Center

Burger Development Center, a very small all-grades campus in INKSTER, Michigan, operated by Garden City Public Schools, educates 108 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Burger Development Center is one of 8 schools operated by Garden City Public Schools, a district that works with 3,193 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Burger Development Center logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 31% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Burger Development Center is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burger Development Center.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burger Development Center has edged down 47%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 108 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 23% to 31%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Burger Development Center typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.