Old Redford Academy High

As a middle-of-the-pack senior high in DETROIT, Michigan, Old Redford Academy High enrolls 451 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Old Redford Academy.

Old Redford Academy runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 957 students. Old Redford Academy High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Old Redford Academy High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 31.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Old Redford Academy High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at Old Redford Academy High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Old Redford Academy High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Old Redford Academy High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Old Redford Academy High has shrank 45%, going from 813 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 31.1:1 in 2025.

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