Mason Academy

Set in DETROIT, Michigan, Mason Academy is a mid-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. It enrolls 476 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Mason Academy sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Mason Academy is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that serves 48,448 students overall.

Demographically, Mason Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mason Academy shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Mason Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dove Academy of Detroit, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mason Academy's enrollment has increased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 476). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.