Dove Academy of Detroit

Dove Academy of Detroit is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in DETROIT, Michigan, part of Dove Academy of Detroit, educateing 487 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Dove Academy of Detroit sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dove Academy of Detroit logs that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dove Academy of Detroit has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows that median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Dove Academy of Detroit is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Mason Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Dove Academy of Detroit 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. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.