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Keys Grace Academy
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Keys Grace Academy
Keys Grace Academy, a heavily attended all-grades campus in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan, run under Keys Grace Academy, teaches 530 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 89% above typical.
Keys Grace Academy is a school of Keys Grace Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
In terms of who attends, Keys Grace Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder looks like 8% Black. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Keys Grace Academy is one.
The closest other public school is Wilkinson Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Keys Grace Academy operates from a residential location. Keys Grace Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Keys Grace Academy has rose 20%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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