Global Heights Academy

Global Heights Academy serves students in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan, as a small elementary school. Its 274 students are spread across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.

In federal data, the district for Global Heights Academy is the school itself.

Black students make up 89% of enrollment at Global Heights Academy. Smaller groups are 9% White and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 37% Black. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Global Heights Academy's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.1:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 95%. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 29 points lower.

Global Heights Academy is located in Wayne County, where the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Global Heights Academy is one of 573 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, Vandenberg Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Global Heights Academy.

Global Heights Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

The school enrolled 274 students in 2024-25, 40 more than the 234 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.

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