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Detroit Public Schools Community District, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 104 public schools with 48,828 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools
104
Students
48,828
Teachers (FTE)
3,031
Students per teacher
16.1
MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
Address
3011 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone
(313)873-7922
County
Wayne County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2601103
State district ID
MI-82015
Total staff (FTE)
6,928
School counselors (FTE)
139.0About 351 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
221.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.1
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 (48,782), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$932.7 million
Federal revenue
$302.8 million
State revenue
$549.2 million
Local revenue
$80.7 million
Total spending
$872.3 million
Spending per pupil
$17,882
Salaries
$395.3 million45.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 32.5%
  • State: 58.9%
  • Local: 8.7%

Michigan overall

  • Federal: 12.3%
  • State: 53.1%
  • Local: 34.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,882
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826

Schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

By level: 24 high, 4 middle, 69 elementary, 5 other, 2 ungraded. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Academy of the Americas at LoganCEP schoolElementaryK to 349519.0
Academy of The Americas High SchoolCEP schoolOther4 to 1287419.0
AL Holmes Academy of Blended LearningCEP schoolElementaryPK to 840113.4
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet SchoolCEP schoolMiddle3 to 8687.6
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and TechnologyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 637417.8
Barton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 722115.8
Bates AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 877318.4
Bennett Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549819.2
Blackwell InstituteCEP schoolMiddle3 to 8929.2
Bow ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 845915.3
Breithaupt Career and Technical CenterHigh9 to 1210.1
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre ArtsCEP schoolElementaryPK to 875418.9
Brewer AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 844122.1
Bunche Preparatory AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 840112.9
Burns ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 841114.7
Burton International AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 848217.2
Carleton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537913.5
Carstens ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 826614.0
Carver STEM AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 843517.4
Cass Technical High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,49324.2
Central High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1240317.5
Charles R Drew Transition CenterCEP schoolUngraded152214.6
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and ScienceCEP schoolElementaryPK to 869219.2
Chrysler Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 513717.1
Clippert AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 842424.9
Cody High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1256315.6
Coleman A Young Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538214.1
Communication and Media Arts High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1234919.4
Cooke STEM AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 629611.4
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and MedicineCEP schoolHigh9 to 1219114.7
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at GolightlyCEP schoolHigh9 to 12969.6
Davison ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 876518.2
Denby High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1246417.8
Detroit International Academy for Young WomenCEP schoolOtherPK to 1224811.8
Detroit Lions AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 1240011.8
Detroit School of ArtsCEP schoolHigh9 to 1252314.9
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational CenterCEP schoolUngraded1510915.6
Dixon Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 848517.3
Dossin ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 828313.5
DPSCD Virtual SchoolOtherK to 121769.3
Durfee ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 863220.4
Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 81,00221.8
East English Village Preparatory Academy at FinneyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1263917.3
Edison Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527913.3
Edmonson MontessoriCEP schoolElementaryPK to 826214.6
Edward Duke Ellington at BeckhamCEP schoolElementaryPK to 856018.7
Emerson ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 853214.8
Fisher Magnet AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 875815.5
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural StudiesCEP schoolElementaryPK to 871516.6
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young MenCEP schoolHigh9 to 12686.2
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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.