Frontier International Academy

Frontier International Academy operates as a sizable K-12 campus in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Frontier International Academy. Current enrollment sits at 737 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 162% larger than typical.

Frontier International Academy comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,132 students; Frontier International Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Frontier International Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 20% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Frontier International Academy lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Frontier International Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Frontier International Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate 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%. Frontier International Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Commonwealth Community Development Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frontier International Academy.

Frontier International Academy operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Frontier International Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frontier International Academy has rose 38%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 737 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 70% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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