Priest ElementaryMiddle School

Priest ElementaryMiddle School is a heavily attended elementary-level community in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school caters to 673 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 82% above the state mean of about 369.

Within Detroit Public Schools Community District, which oversees 103 schools and 48,448 students, Priest ElementaryMiddle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Priest ElementaryMiddle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 20% Black. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Priest ElementaryMiddle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Munger ElementaryMiddle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Priest ElementaryMiddle School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Priest ElementaryMiddle School has edged down 9%, going from 741 students in 2018 to 673 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 36% to 27%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.