Jalen Rose Leadership Academy

Located at 15000 TROJAN ST, in DETROIT, Michigan, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy is a mid-tier 9-12 campus that teaches 420 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.

Jalen Rose Leadership Academy is a school of Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy logs that nearly all students (100%) are Black. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 92% of students at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $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), Jalen Rose Leadership Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bow ElementaryMiddle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Jalen Rose Leadership Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 416 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.