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Osborn High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Osborn High School
Set in DETROIT, Michigan, Osborn High School is a moderately sized four-year high school, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District. It caters to 403 students across grades 9 through 12.
Osborn High School is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that teaches 48,448 students overall.
On demographics, Osborn High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Osborn High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Osborn High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Osborn High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).
Nearest neighbor: Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Osborn High School's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 403). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.
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