Universal Academy

As a sprawling K-12 campus in DETROIT, Michigan, Universal Academy instructs 695 students from grades K through 12, part of Universal Academy. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 281 students each, so Universal Academy sits 147% bigger than that benchmark.

Universal Academy sits inside Universal Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Universal Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $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), Universal Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SER Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Universal Academy operates from a city-core location. Universal Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Universal Academy's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 695). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, 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.