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Chandler Park Academy High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Chandler Park Academy High School
Set in HARPER WOODS, Michigan, Chandler Park Academy High School is a moderately sized senior high, operated by Chandler Park Academy. It enrolls 688 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Chandler Park Academy High School sits 50% larger than that benchmark.
Across the 3 schools in Chandler Park Academy (2,019 students total), Chandler Park Academy High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Chandler Park Academy High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Chandler Park Academy High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at Chandler Park Academy High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate 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%. Chandler Park Academy High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).
Nearest neighbor: Chandler Park Academy Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Chandler Park Academy High School operates from a bedroom-community location. Chandler Park Academy High School 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. Chandler Park Academy High School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 724 (now 688). Class-load math has fell: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Chandler Park Academy High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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- Chandler Park Academy ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Chandler Park Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
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- Discovery Creative Pathways Harper WoodsElementary · 603 students
- Chandler Park Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Beacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Chandler Park Academy Elementary0.1 mi · 817
- Chandler Park Academy Middle School0.1 mi · 514
- Harper Woods High School0.3 mi · 877
- Harper Woods Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 1,029
- Beacon Elementary School0.8 mi · 368
- Harper Woods Middle School0.8 mi · 353