Earhart ElementaryMiddle School

Earhart ElementaryMiddle School is a primary school of high-enrollment scale in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, instructing 1,002 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 172% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 103 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District (48,448 students total), Earhart ElementaryMiddle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Earhart ElementaryMiddle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Black, 8% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Earhart ElementaryMiddle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maybury Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Earhart ElementaryMiddle School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Earhart ElementaryMiddle School's enrollment has expanded 26% since 2018, when it stood at 793 (now 1,002). Black enrollment moved from 21% to 25% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.