Faxon Academy

Faxon Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 150 students. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 59% lower.

Federal records list Faxon Academy as its own district.

About 94% of the student body at Faxon Academy is Black. Other reported shares: 3% White. That compares with about 13% Black among all Oakland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. The 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 45 points lower.

According to the American Community Survey, in Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Faxon Academy is one of 345 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is Lighthouse Connections Academy, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small. As a charter school, Faxon Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 65 students at Faxon Academy; in 2024-25, 150. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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