Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 109 | 100% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #643 of 844 | #95 of 111 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #97 of 654 | #40 of 96 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 78% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 65% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 62% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 69% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 66 | 8 | 8.3:1 | 95% (63) |
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (66 to 109); teachers down 12% (8 to 7).
About Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center is a very small high school in DETROIT, Michigan, under Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school enrolls 109 students. The school is 76% below the average for high schools in Michigan.
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center is one school in Detroit Public Schools Community District, a system of 103 schools with 48,448 students.
The share of Black students at Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center is 93%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 78% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
For the population of Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Wayne County's 573 public schools enroll about 259,786 students and include Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center.
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 49 in 2020-21 and 109 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
The allk12 page for Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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