Mann Learning Community

Mann Learning Community operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Mann Learning Community shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%); the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mann Learning Community is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: WAY Academy Chicago Site, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mann Learning Community.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mann Learning Community has climbed 3%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On allk12, 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.