Carleton Elementary School

Carleton Elementary School is a primary school of medium-sized scale in DETROIT, Michigan, part of Detroit Public Schools Community District, caters to 379 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Carleton Elementary School reports that nearly all students (98%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carleton Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Denby High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carleton Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 27%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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