Global Heights Academy

Global Heights Academy is one of the close-knit elementary schools in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan, overseen by Global Heights Academy, with 274 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Global Heights Academy sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Global Heights Academy is the operating authority for Global Heights Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Global Heights Academy lists that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 9% White, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Global Heights Academy has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Global Heights Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Global Heights Academy is one campus in the mix.

Vandenberg Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Global Heights Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 275 students in 2018 compared to 274 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 75% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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