Detroit Lions Academy

Detroit Lions Academy is a middle-of-the-pack high school in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school teaches 400 students in grades 6 through 12.

Within Detroit Public Schools Community District, which oversees 103 schools and 48,448 students, Detroit Lions Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Detroit Lions Academy logs that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Detroit Lions Academy has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Detroit Lions Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is George Crockett Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 486 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Detroit Lions Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.