George Washington Carver Middle School

As a minimally staffed middle school in HIGHLAND PARK, Michigan, George Washington Carver Middle School teaches 155 students from grades 5 through 8, run under George Washington Carver Academy. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

George Washington Carver Academy comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 372 students; George Washington Carver Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, George Washington Carver Middle School reports that nearly all students (99%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, George Washington Carver Middle School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at George Washington Carver Middle School 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 meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which George Washington Carver Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is George Washington Carver Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Carver Middle School.

George Washington Carver Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location. George Washington Carver Middle School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. George Washington Carver Middle School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 155). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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