Cass Technical High School

Cass Technical High School is a roomy secondary school in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school serves 2,493 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 442% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Detroit Public Schools Community District comprises 103 schools with combined enrollment of 48,448 students; Cass Technical High School is among them.

Demographically, Cass Technical High School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $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. Cass Technical High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Detroit School of Arts, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 2,458 students in 2018 compared to 2,493 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 82% to 73% over that span.

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