WAY Academy Chicago Site

WAY Academy Chicago Site sits in DETROIT, Michigan, and is classified as a high school. The school has 76 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. High schools in Michigan have about 460 students on average; enrollment here is 83% lower.

The 2 schools of W-A-Y Academy, including WAY Academy Chicago Site, enroll 211 students.

Of every 100 students at WAY Academy Chicago Site, about 97 are Black. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Wayne County is about 37% Black. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at WAY Academy Chicago Site are from different groups.

Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at WAY Academy Chicago Site, 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wayne County average 66%.

The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. 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. Wayne County has 573 public schools with about 259,786 students, including WAY Academy Chicago Site.

KIPP Detroit Imani Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from WAY Academy Chicago Site. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around WAY Academy Chicago Site as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: WAY Academy Chicago Site is a public charter school. WAY Academy Chicago Site carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 135 students at WAY Academy Chicago Site; in 2024-25, 76. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.

The allk12 page for WAY Academy Chicago Site lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.