Westwood North Academy

Westwood North Academy operates as a minimally staffed secondary school in INKSTER, Michigan, run under Westwood Community School District. Current enrollment sits at 52 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Westwood North Academy sits 89% below that benchmark.

Westwood Community School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,502 students; Westwood North Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westwood North Academy lists that nearly all students (88%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 8% White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 30.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Westwood North Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Daly School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 53%: 111 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 37.0:1 in 2018 to 30.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.