University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School

University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School operates as a mid-tier senior high in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within University Preparatory Academy (PSAD). Current enrollment sits at 559 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) (1,848 students total), University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School has declined 4%, going from 584 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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