Detroit Enterprise Academy

As a high-enrollment K-5 school in DETROIT, Michigan, Detroit Enterprise Academy serves 686 students from grades K through 8, operated by Detroit Enterprise Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 86% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Detroit Enterprise Academy is a school of Detroit Enterprise Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Detroit Enterprise Academy shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Detroit Enterprise Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Detroit Enterprise Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pathways Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Detroit Enterprise Academy operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Detroit Enterprise Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Detroit Enterprise Academy has shrank 3%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 686 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 98% to 90% over that span.

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