Marquette ElementaryMiddle School

Marquette ElementaryMiddle School is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in DETROIT, Michigan, operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, works with 422 students in grades pre-K through 8.

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

On the student-mix side, Marquette ElementaryMiddle School logs that nearly all students (98%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows 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 Marquette ElementaryMiddle School is one.

The closest other public school is Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Marquette ElementaryMiddle School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marquette ElementaryMiddle School has edged down 17%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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