Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Detroit International Academy for Young Women is an average-sized unified-grade school in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school hosts 248 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 103 schools in total, collectively educating 48,448 students. Detroit International Academy for Young Women is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Detroit International Academy for Young Women lists that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% White, 28% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Detroit International Academy for Young Women logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 16%. Detroit International Academy for Young Women is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Commonwealth Community Development Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Detroit International Academy for Young Women's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 248). Black enrollment moved from 75% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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