Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School

As a substantial elementary-level community in DETROIT, Michigan, Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School hosts 876 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. That puts it 137% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that enrolls 48,448 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School reports that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,539, 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 Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School is one.

The closest other public school is Charles R Drew Transition Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 804 (now 876). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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