Avatar Academy of Excellence

Located at 19748 HARPER AVE, in HARPER WOODS, Michigan, Avatar Academy of Excellence is a tiny high school that caters to 78 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within Harper Woods The School District of the City of. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 83% smaller than typical.

Harper Woods The School District of the City of comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,041 students; Avatar Academy of Excellence is among them.

Looking at the student body, Avatar Academy of Excellence reports that nearly all students (99%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Avatar Academy of Excellence has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 78.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records 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%. Avatar Academy of Excellence is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Tyrone Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 81%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 78 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 43.0:1 in 2018 to 78.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.