Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School

Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School is a mid-sized four-year high school in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Detroit Edison Public School Academy. The school enrolls 419 students in grades 9 through 12.

Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School is one of 2 schools operated by Detroit Edison Public School Academy, a district that teaches 1,320 students overall.

On demographics, Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School is one.

The closest other public school is Detroit Edison Public School Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 408 (now 419). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 99% to 94%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 58.3:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.