Caniff Liberty Academy

Caniff Liberty Academy, a sizable K-12 campus in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, operated by Caniff Liberty Academy, hosts 590 students, covering grades pre-K through 9. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 110% above typical.

Caniff Liberty Academy sits inside Caniff Liberty Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Caniff Liberty Academy logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 29% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 30.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Caniff Liberty Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Caniff Liberty Academy is one.

Dickinson West Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Caniff Liberty Academy comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 27.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Caniff Liberty Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Caniff Liberty Academy's enrollment has edged up 34% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 590). The White share of enrollment grew from 47% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 30.6:1 in 2025.

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