Plymouth Educational Center

Plymouth Educational Center, a moderately sized K-5 school in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Plymouth Educational Center Charter School, educates 399 students, covering grades K through 8.

Operationally, Plymouth Educational Center answers to Plymouth Educational Center Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Plymouth Educational Center lists that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 47.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Plymouth Educational Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Plymouth Educational Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Plymouth Educational Center operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count fell 21%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2024. Class-load math has tightened: from 29.5:1 in 2018 to 28.5:1 in 2024.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Plymouth Educational Center community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.