Voyageur Academy

Voyageur Academy is an expansive elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Voyageur Academy. The school enrolls 789 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Voyageur Academy sits 114% above that benchmark.

Voyageur Academy comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,313 students; Voyageur Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Voyageur Academy shows that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Voyageur Academy has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at Voyageur Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Voyageur Academy is one.

Voyageur College Prep is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Voyageur Academy.

The school occupies an urban site. Voyageur Academy 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. Voyageur Academy's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 789).

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