Chandler Park Academy Elementary

Chandler Park Academy Elementary, a big elementary school in HARPER WOODS, Michigan, overseen by Chandler Park Academy, hosts 817 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 121% bigger than typical.

Within Chandler Park Academy, which oversees 3 schools and 2,019 students, Chandler Park Academy Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Chandler Park Academy Elementary lists that nearly all students (99%) are Black. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chandler Park Academy Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wayne County shows 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. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Chandler Park Academy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Chandler Park Academy Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Chandler Park Academy Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 965 students in 2018 compared to 817 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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