Spain ElementaryMiddle School

In DETROIT, Michigan, Spain ElementaryMiddle School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 403 students.

In Detroit Public Schools Community District, 103 schools enroll a combined 48,448 students.

By race and ethnicity, Spain ElementaryMiddle School is 93% Black. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Spain ElementaryMiddle School, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 85%. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that the median household earns about $60,539 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.

Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine is the nearest public school to Spain ElementaryMiddle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Spain ElementaryMiddle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 295 to 403, a 37% rise.

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