Renaissance High School

Renaissance High School operates as a high-enrollment secondary school in DETROIT, Michigan, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 1,197 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 160% above typical.

Across the 103 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District (48,448 students total), Renaissance High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Renaissance High School logs that nearly all students (97%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 2% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $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 Renaissance High School is one.

Jerry L White Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Renaissance High School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,177 students in 2018 compared to 1,197 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.