River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in RIVER ROUGE, Michigan, part of River Rouge School District of the City of, teaches 370 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn is one of 5 schools operated by River Rouge School District of the City of, a district that caters to 3,084 students overall.

In terms of who attends, River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn higher than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, Wayne County reports that median household earnings sit near $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%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Rouge High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn.

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn's enrollment has increased 46% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 370). Class-load math has tightened: from 28.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.