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Trillium Academy
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Trillium Academy
Trillium Academy is a substantial unified-grade school in TAYLOR, Michigan, one of the schools within Trillium Academy. The school educates 641 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 128% larger than the state mean of about 281.
Trillium Academy is a school of Trillium Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Looking at the student body, Trillium Academy reports that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Trillium Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Trillium Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.8%; this one delivers 37.6%.
Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Trillium Academy is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Gudith Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Trillium Academy. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Trillium Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.6%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, Trillium Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trillium Academy has expanded 10%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 37% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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