DeTour Arts and Technology Academy

DeTour Arts and Technology Academy operates as a micro-enrollment all-grades campus in DE TOUR VLG, Michigan, overseen by DeTour Arts and Technology Academy. Current enrollment sits at 77 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 281.

Operationally, DeTour Arts and Technology Academy answers to DeTour Arts and Technology Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, DeTour Arts and Technology Academy shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 27% Native American, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting DeTour Arts and Technology Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chippewa County indicate median household income runs about $62,217, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chippewa County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), DeTour Arts and Technology Academy is one campus in the mix.

DeTour High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. DeTour Arts and Technology Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 83 students in 2018 compared to 77 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DeTour Arts and Technology Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.