Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

Set in DETROIT, Michigan, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is a substantial all-grades campus, part of Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy. It enrolls 541 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 281 students each, so Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy sits 93% larger than that benchmark.

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy sits inside Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 54.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible 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.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

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

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 541). Class-load math has widened: from 33.6:1 in 2018 to 54.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.