Cesar Chavez Academy High School

Cesar Chavez Academy High School is a large four-year high school in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Cesar Chavez Academy. The school caters to 730 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Cesar Chavez Academy High School is one of 4 schools operated by Cesar Chavez Academy, a district that teaches 2,294 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cesar Chavez Academy High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $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%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Cesar Chavez Academy High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cesar Chavez Academy High School.

Cesar Chavez Academy High School operates from a city-core location. Cesar Chavez Academy High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Cesar Chavez Academy High School's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 730).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Cesar Chavez Academy High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.