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Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus, a big primary school in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Detroit Service Learning Academy, educates 847 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 130% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.
Across the 3 schools in Detroit Service Learning Academy (1,504 students total), Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus logs that nearly all students (100%) are Black. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
In the area at large, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus is one.
The closest other public school is Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus has declined 14%, going from 987 students in 2018 to 847 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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