Detroit Public Schools Community District
Public school district based in Detroit, Michigan. NCES district ID 2601103; state ID MI-82015.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
104
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
48,448
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,964.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 0 | |
| Kindergarten | 3,705 | |
| Grade 1 | 3,941 | |
| Grade 2 | 4,031 | |
| Grade 3 | 4,124 | |
| Grade 4 | 3,771 | |
| Grade 5 | 3,835 | |
| Grade 6 | 3,556 | |
| Grade 7 | 3,506 | |
| Grade 8 | 3,314 | |
| Grade 9 | 4,161 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,832 | |
| Grade 11 | 3,321 | |
| Grade 12 | 3,020 | |
| Ungraded | 331 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 1.6% | |
| Black or African American | 79.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | |
| White | 2.4% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.7% | |
| Male | 50.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 104.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Technical High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 2,493 | 103.8 | 24 | City: Large |
| Western International High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 1,959 | 85.0 | 23 | City: Large |
| Renaissance High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 1,197 | 59.7 | 20.1 | City: Large |
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 1,002 | 46.2 | 21.7 | City: Large |
| Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 976 | 41.0 | 23.8 | City: Large |
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 954 | 50.0 | 19.1 | City: Large |
| John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 879 | 49.0 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 876 | 42.2 | 20.8 | City: Large |
| Academy of The Americas High School Detroit | 4–12 | Regular | 874 | 46.1 | 19 | City: Large |
| Mumford High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 850 | 48.0 | 17.7 | City: Large |
| Ronald Brown Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 834 | 47.0 | 17.7 | City: Large |
| Bates Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 773 | 42.1 | 18.4 | City: Large |
| Davison ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 765 | 42.6 | 18 | City: Large |
| Fisher Magnet Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 758 | 49.6 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 754 | 40.6 | 18.6 | City: Large |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 749 | 43.2 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 715 | 43.4 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 692 | 36.5 | 19 | City: Large |
| Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 692 | 45.6 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 673 | 43.4 | 15.5 | City: Large |
| East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 639 | 37.0 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Durfee ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 632 | 31.0 | 20.4 | City: Large |
| Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 630 | 34.0 | 18.5 | City: Large |
| Henry Ford High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 607 | 33.0 | 18.4 | City: Large |
| The School at Marygrove Detroit | K–12 | Regular | 606 | 38.0 | 15.9 | City: Large |
| Southeastern High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 602 | 34.0 | 17.7 | City: Large |
| Cody High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 563 | 36.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 560 | 30.0 | 18.7 | City: Large |
| Henderson Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 558 | 32.3 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Emerson ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 532 | 36.0 | 14.8 | City: Large |
| Detroit School of Arts Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 523 | 35.6 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Roberto Clemente Learning Academy Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 521 | 27.6 | 18.9 | City: Large |
| Noble ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 512 | 33.8 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Bennett Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 498 | 26.8 | 18.6 | City: Large |
| Academy of the Americas at Logan Detroit | K–3 | Regular | 495 | 26.0 | 19 | City: Large |
| Dixon Elementary School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 485 | 28.8 | 16.8 | City: Large |
| Burton International Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 482 | 28.0 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Mason Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 476 | 31.2 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| Denby High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 464 | 26.0 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Bow ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 459 | 30.6 | 15 | City: Large |
| Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 457 | 26.0 | 17.6 | City: Large |
| Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 455 | 26.8 | 17 | City: Large |
| Nolan ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 453 | 28.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 451 | 33.5 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Brewer Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 441 | 20.8 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Carver STEM Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 435 | 25.0 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| Garvey Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 434 | 33.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Clippert Academy Detroit | 6–8 | Regular | 424 | 17.0 | 24.9 | City: Large |
| Marquette ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 422 | 27.7 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Pershing High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 415 | 23.2 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Golightly Education Center Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 412 | 26.1 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Burns ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 411 | 28.0 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Palmer Park Preparatory Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 405 | 25.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Central High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 403 | 23.0 | 17.5 | City: Large |
| Spain ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 403 | 30.2 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| Osborn High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 403 | 21.0 | 19.2 | City: Large |
| AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 401 | 30.8 | 13 | City: Large |
| Bunche Preparatory Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 401 | 31.7 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Detroit Lions Academy Detroit | 6–12 | Regular | 400 | 34.0 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Marion Law Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 386 | 25.5 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Coleman A Young Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 382 | 27.3 | 14 | City: Large |
| Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 379 | 26.8 | 14.1 | City: Large |
| Carleton Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 379 | 28.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology Detroit | PK–6 | Regular | 374 | 21.7 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Mann Learning Community Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 359 | 24.0 | 15 | City: Large |
| Hamilton Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 358 | 23.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Communication and Media Arts High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 349 | 18.0 | 19.4 | City: Large |
| Vernor Elementary School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 340 | 19.5 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| SampsonWebber Leadership Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 330 | 26.0 | 12.7 | City: Large |
| Nichols ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 311 | 17.5 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Pasteur Elementary School Detroit | PK–6 | Regular | 310 | 26.6 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Northwestern High School Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 305 | 23.0 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 303 | 19.0 | 15.9 | City: Large |
| Cooke STEM Academy Detroit | PK–6 | Regular | 296 | 26.0 | 11.4 | City: Large |
| Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | K–8 | Regular | 296 | 17.0 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| Maybury Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 284 | 19.5 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Dossin ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 283 | 21.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Edison Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 279 | 21.5 | 13 | City: Large |
| Harms Elementary School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 279 | 18.0 | 15.5 | City: Large |
| Carstens ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 266 | 19.0 | 14 | City: Large |
| Edmonson Montessori Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 262 | 18.5 | 14.2 | City: Large |
| Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 251 | 17.0 | 14.8 | City: Large |
| Detroit International Academy for Young Women Detroit | PK–12 | Regular | 248 | 21.2 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Gardner Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 239 | 14.3 | 16.7 | City: Large |
| Wayne Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 234 | 16.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Charles R Drew Transition Center Detroit | Ungraded | Special Education | 221 | 48.0 | 4.6 | City: Large |
| Barton Elementary School Detroit | PK–7 | Regular | 221 | 14.1 | 15.7 | City: Large |
| Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 191 | 13.0 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School Detroit | 1–8 | Regular | 185 | 15.2 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| DPSCD Virtual School Detroit | K–12 | Regular | 176 | 19.5 | 9 | City: Large |
| Chrysler Elementary School Detroit | PK–5 | Regular | 137 | 8.3 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| J E Clark Preparatory Academy Detroit | 3–8 | Regular | 125 | 11.0 | 11.4 | City: Large |
| Jerry L White Center Detroit | 9–12 | Special Education | 120 | 15.0 | 8 | City: Large |
| Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center Detroit | Ungraded | Special Education | 109 | 7.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Keidan Special Education Center Detroit | PK–8 | Regular | 105 | 16.0 | 6.6 | City: Large |
| Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 96 | 10.0 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Blackwell Institute Detroit | 3–8 | Regular | 92 | 10.0 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Moses Field Center Detroit | PK–8 | Special Education | 69 | 12.0 | 5.8 | City: Large |
| Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School Detroit | 3–8 | Regular | 68 | 9.5 | 7.2 | City: Large |
| Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men Detroit | 9–12 | Regular | 68 | 11.0 | 6.2 | City: Large |
| Turning Point Academy Detroit | K–12 | Special Education | 42 | 10.9 | 3.9 | City: Large |
| Randolph Career and Technical Center Detroit | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 5 | 11.0 | 0.5check | City: Large |
| Breithaupt Career and Technical Center Detroit | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 1 | 11.0 | 0.1check | City: Large |
| Golightly Career and Technical Center Detroit | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 6.0 | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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