J E Clark Preparatory Academy

Set in DETROIT, Michigan, J E Clark Preparatory Academy is a micro-enrollment middle-grades school, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District. It instructs 125 students across grades 3 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 75% below typical.

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 103 schools in total, collectively educating 48,448 students. J E Clark Preparatory Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, J E Clark Preparatory Academy reports that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, J E Clark Preparatory Academy shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 93% of students at J E Clark Preparatory Academy 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 somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 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 J E Clark Preparatory Academy is one.

The closest other public school is George Defer Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. J E Clark Preparatory Academy's enrollment has ticked down 71% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 125). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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