Covenant High School Southwest

Covenant High School Southwest is a high school of one-room-style scale in DETROIT, Michigan, part of Covenant Schools Detroit, enrolling 164 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Covenant Schools Detroit comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 668 students; Covenant High School Southwest is among them.

In terms of who attends, Covenant High School Southwest logs that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 40% Hispanic, 10% White. 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 currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Covenant High School Southwest higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Covenant High School Southwest is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Western International High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Covenant High School Southwest runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Covenant High School Southwest has ticked up 23%, going from 133 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 65% to 49%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 27.5:1 in 2025.

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