Oak Park Preparatory Academy

As a mid-tier middle school in OAK PARK, Michigan, Oak Park Preparatory Academy educates 707 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Oak Park School District of the City of. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

Within Oak Park School District of the City of, which oversees 7 schools and 2,986 students, Oak Park Preparatory Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Oak Park Preparatory Academy reports that nearly all students (95%) are Black. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Park Preparatory Academy is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Key Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Park Preparatory Academy.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 831 students in 2018 compared to 707 in 2025.

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