WAY Academy Vernor Site

WAY Academy Vernor Site, a rural-scale secondary school in DETROIT, Michigan, run under W-A-Y Academy, teaches 135 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 71% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in W-A-Y Academy (211 students total), WAY Academy Vernor Site accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, WAY Academy Vernor Site records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WAY Academy Vernor Site has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 88.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate 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 WAY Academy Vernor Site is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bennett Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. WAY Academy Vernor Site operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. WAY Academy Vernor Site's enrollment has decreased 43% since 2018, when it stood at 238 (now 135). Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 88.8:1 in 2025.

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