Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School

Located at 2600 GARLAND ST, in DETROIT, Michigan, Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School is a reasonably sized K-5 school that serves 379 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 103 schools in total, collectively educating 48,448 students. Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School records that nearly all students (97%) are Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School is one campus in the mix.

Southeastern High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025.

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