Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA

Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in OAK PARK, Michigan, overseen by Detroit Service Learning Academy, with 212 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 43% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA is one of 3 schools operated by Detroit Service Learning Academy, a district that educates 1,504 students overall.

On demographics, Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Einstein Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA operates from an outer-ring location. Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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