Charter agency · Wayne County
David Ellis Academy, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
David Ellis Academy runs 2 public schools with 206 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 3.2 lower than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 206
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 18977 Schaefer Hwy, Detroit, MI 48235
- Phone
- (313)450-0642
- County
- Wayne County
- Locale
- City: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Charter agency
- NCES district ID
- 2600234
- State district ID
- MI-82947
- Total staff (FTE)
- 39
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
- Charter schools
- 2
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (223), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $518,000
- State revenue
- $2.6 million
- Local revenue
- $27,000
- Total spending
- $3.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,022
- Salaries
- $0
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 16.4%
- State: 82.7%
- Local: 0.9%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,022
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in David Ellis Academy
By level: 1 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| David Ellis AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Other | PK to 12 | 206 | 14.7 |
| David Ellis Academy PKCharter | Elementary | PK to K | 0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Wayne County
- Detroit Public Schools Community District 48,828 students
- Dearborn City School District 19,262 students
- Plymouth-Canton Community Schools 16,083 students
- Livonia Public Schools School District 13,076 students
- Wayne-Westland Community School District 9,861 students
- Wayne RESA 8,615 students
- Northville Public Schools 7,022 students
- Grosse Pointe Public Schools 6,419 students
- Woodhaven-Brownstown School District 5,688 students
- Taylor School District 5,404 students
- Lincoln Park School District of the City of 4,895 students
- Van Buren Public Schools 4,273 students
- Wyandotte School District of the City of 4,171 students
- Southgate Community School District 3,760 students
- Allen Park Public Schools 3,713 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.