MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
The county's data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 21,690 students during the 2022-23 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 9,393 students.
Countywide, Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Wayne County.
Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.
Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
Enrollment in Wayne County Over 8 Years
Enrollment in Wayne County Schools
| District | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change from Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Public Schools Community District | 48,745 | 48,754 | less than 0.1 |
| Dearborn City School District | 20,157 | 20,145 | -0.1 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 16,383 | 16,311 | -0.4 |
| Livonia Public Schools School District | 13,385 | 13,304 | -0.6 |
| Wayne-Westland Community School District | 9,882 | 9,790 | -0.9 |
| Wayne RESA | 6,573 | 7,509 | 14.2 |
| Northville Public Schools | 7,116 | 7,144 | 0.4 |
| Grosse Pointe Public Schools | 6,651 | 6,537 | -1.7 |
| Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 5,584 | 5,603 | 0.3 |
| Taylor School District | 5,518 | 5,424 | -1.7 |
| School District of the City of Lincoln Park | 4,910 | 4,906 | -0.1 |
| School District of the City of Wyandotte | 4,529 | 4,422 | -2.4 |
| Van Buren Public Schools | 4,331 | 4,319 | -0.3 |
| Crestwood School District | 3,925 | 3,767 | -4 |
| Allen Park Public Schools | 3,701 | 3,684 | -0.5 |
| Gibraltar School District | 3,641 | 3,630 | -0.3 |
| Southgate Community School District | 3,252 | 3,371 | 3.7 |
| Garden City Public Schools | 3,216 | 3,279 | 2 |
| School District of the City of Hamtramck | 3,116 | 3,062 | -1.7 |
| Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools | 2,972 | 2,956 | -0.5 |
| Riverview Community School District | 2,852 | 2,831 | -0.7 |
| South Redford School District | 3,028 | 2,812 | -7.1 |
| The School District of the City of Harper Woods | 2,606 | 2,581 | -1 |
| Huron School District | 2,551 | 2,541 | -0.4 |
| Dearborn Heights School District #7 | 2,455 | 2,539 | 3.4 |
| Trenton Public Schools | 2,471 | 2,501 | 1.2 |
| School District of the City of River Rouge | 2,470 | 2,464 | -0.2 |
| Romulus Community Schools | 2,407 | 2,281 | -5.2 |
| Cesar Chavez Academy | 2,199 | 2,225 | 1.2 |
| Redford Union Schools District No. 1 | 2,059 | 2,075 | 0.8 |
| Chandler Park Academy | 2,098 | 1,976 | -5.8 |
| Star International Academy | 1,722 | 1,928 | 12 |
| University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) | 1,840 | 1,808 | -1.7 |
| Clarenceville School District | 1,915 | 1,774 | -7.4 |
| Flat Rock Community Schools | 1,833 | 1,772 | -3.3 |
| Grosse Ile Township Schools | 1,659 | 1,594 | -3.9 |
| Summit Academy North | 1,686 | 1,569 | -6.9 |
| Westwood Community School District | 1,431 | 1,491 | 4.2 |
| Westfield Charter Academy | 1,361 | 1,463 | 7.5 |
| University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) | 1,464 | 1,424 | -2.7 |
| Detroit Service Learning Academy | 1,370 | 1,408 | 2.8 |
| Bridge Academy | 1,366 | 1,328 | -2.8 |
| Detroit Edison Public School Academy | 1,248 | 1,237 | -0.9 |
| University Preparatory Art & Design | 1,290 | 1,237 | -4.1 |
| Voyageur Academy | 1,252 | 1,226 | -2.1 |
| Advanced Technology Academy | 1,256 | 1,215 | -3.3 |
| Ecorse Public Schools | 1,124 | 1,119 | -0.4 |
| Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences | 968 | 1,013 | 4.6 |
| Hope of Detroit Academy | 1,026 | 1,010 | -1.6 |
| Old Redford Academy | 1,208 | 987 | -18.3 |
| Frontier International Academy | 903 | 921 | 2 |
| Oakland International Academy | 775 | 865 | 11.6 |
| Distinctive College Prep. | 760 | 841 | 10.7 |
| South Canton Scholars Charter Academy | 781 | 815 | 4.4 |
| Creative Montessori Academy | 775 | 796 | 2.7 |
| Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy | 779 | 793 | 1.8 |
| Achieve Charter Academy | 778 | 779 | 0.1 |
| Riverside Academy | 808 | 777 | -3.8 |
| Quest Charter Academy | 756 | 762 | 0.8 |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy | 738 | 746 | 1.1 |
| Detroit Leadership Academy | 745 | 742 | -0.4 |
| Legacy Charter Academy | 737 | 739 | 0.3 |
| Grand River Academy | 756 | 736 | -2.6 |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy | 691 | 732 | 5.9 |
| Universal Learning Academy | 721 | 730 | 1.2 |
| Detroit Premier Academy | 734 | 715 | -2.6 |
| Warrendale Charter Academy | 714 | 709 | -0.7 |
| Canton Charter Academy | 690 | 703 | 1.9 |
| Detroit Merit Charter Academy | 726 | 703 | -3.2 |
| Universal Academy | 678 | 700 | 3.2 |
| Taylor Exemplar Academy | 676 | 695 | 2.8 |
| Trillium Academy | 664 | 681 | 2.6 |
| Detroit Achievement Academy | 555 | 672 | 21.1 |
| David Ellis Academy West | 665 | 663 | -0.3 |
| Hanley International Academy | 672 | 660 | -1.8 |
| Flagship Charter Academy | 684 | 643 | -6 |
| Keystone Academy | 661 | 629 | -4.8 |
| Canton Preparatory High School | 581 | 624 | 7.4 |
| Covenant House Academy Detroit | 587 | 584 | -0.5 |
| Washington-Parks Academy | 604 | 580 | -4 |
| Ivywood Classical Academy | 500 | 574 | 14.8 |
| Detroit Community Schools | 550 | 568 | 3.3 |
| American International Academy | 540 | 566 | 4.8 |
| Metro Charter Academy | 567 | 559 | -1.4 |
| Hamtramck Academy | 541 | 548 | 1.3 |
| Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy | 515 | 530 | 2.9 |
| The Dearborn Academy | 487 | 515 | 5.7 |
| Caniff Liberty Academy | 473 | 501 | 5.9 |
| Henry Ford Academy | 507 | 497 | -2 |
| Academy for Business and Technology | 548 | 495 | -9.7 |
| Tipton Academy | 478 | 489 | 2.3 |
| American Montessori Academy | 508 | 477 | -6.1 |
| Dove Academy of Detroit | 503 | 477 | -5.2 |
| Taylor Preparatory High School | 416 | 464 | 11.5 |
| Plymouth Educational Center Charter School | 439 | 435 | -0.9 |
| Madison-Carver Academy | 606 | 421 | -30.5 |
| Hope Academy | 438 | 414 | -5.5 |
| Jalen Rose Leadership Academy | 421 | 411 | -2.4 |
| Escuela Avancemos | 376 | 393 | 4.5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy | 378 | 380 | 0.5 |
| Detroit Innovation Academy | 346 | 379 | 9.5 |
| George Washington Carver Academy | 397 | 370 | -6.8 |
| MacDowell Preparatory Academy | 330 | 368 | 11.5 |
| University Yes Academy | 496 | 365 | -26.4 |
| George Crockett Academy | 349 | 355 | 1.7 |
| Pembroke Academy | 331 | 348 | 5.1 |
| Barack Obama Leadership Academy | 324 | 333 | 2.8 |
| West Village Academy | 314 | 291 | -7.3 |
| Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts | 300 | 285 | -5 |
| Highland Park Public School Academy System | 268 | 280 | 4.5 |
| Inkster Preparatory Academy | 230 | 266 | 15.7 |
| Michigan Educational Choice Center | 252 | 255 | 1.2 |
| Global Heights Academy | 225 | 252 | 12 |
| Weston Preparatory Academy | 264 | 248 | -6.1 |
| New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy | 310 | 245 | -21 |
| David Ellis Academy | 216 | 200 | -7.4 |
| New Paradigm College Prep | 220 | 196 | -10.9 |
| W-A-Y Academy | 217 | 195 | -10.1 |
| Joy Preparatory Academy | 213 | 179 | -16 |
| Detroit Public Safety Academy | 162 | 159 | -1.9 |
| Commonwealth Community Development Academy | 151 | 159 | 5.3 |
| Rutherford Winans Academy | 197 | 154 | -21.8 |
| The James and Grace Lee Boggs School | 161 | 154 | -4.3 |
| Branch Line School | 134 | 150 | 11.9 |
| Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA) | 134 | 135 | 0.7 |
| WAY Michigan | 183 | 135 | -26.2 |
| Pathways Academy | 99 | 122 | 23.2 |
| River Heights Academy | 165 | 121 | -26.7 |
| Vista Meadows Academy | 86 | 103 | 19.8 |
| Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College | 49 | 93 | 89.8 |
| Fostering Leadership Academy | 25 | 59 | 136 |
| New School High | 46 | 51 | 10.9 |
| Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) | 51 | 44 | -13.7 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Melvindale-North Allen Park School District Board• Riverside Academy• Romulus Community Schools• Summit Academy North• Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College• Rutherford Winans Academy• Huron School District• Detroit Premier Academy• Ecorse Public School District Board• Academy for Business and Technology• Taylor Preparatory High School• Covenant House Academy Detroit• Detroit Community Schools• Michigan Educational Choice Center• Wyandotte City School District Board• Trillium Academy• Grand River Academy• Canton Preparatory High School• Wayne-Westland Community School District• Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts• Henry Ford Academy• Metro Charter Academy• Caniff Liberty Academy• Inkster Preparatory Academy• Pembroke Academy• Detroit Public Safety Academy• Legacy Charter Academy• Weston Preparatory Academy• David Ellis Academy• Dearborn City School District Board• Northville Public Schools• American Montessori Academy• Cesar Chavez Academy• Hope Academy• South Redford School District• Star International Academy• Clara B. Ford Academy (sda)• Ivywood Classical Academy• Van Buren Public Schools• Taylor Exemplar Academy• Detroit Achievement Academy• Flagship Charter Academy• Vista Meadows Academy• River Heights Academy• Fostering Leadership Academy• West Village Academy• Woodhaven-Brownstown School District• Hope of Detroit Academy• New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy• Westfield Charter Academy• George Washington Carver Academy• South Canton Scholars Charter Academy• The Dearborn Academy• Jalen Rose Leadership Academy• Gibraltar School District• Frontier International Academy• Westwood Community Schools Board• Detroit Edison Public School Academy• Highland Park Public School Academy System• American International Academy• Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy• Canton Charter Academy• Hanley International Academy• Pathways Academy• Grosse Pointe Public Schools Board• University Preparatory Academy (psad)• Southgate Community School District• Detroit Innovation Academy• University Preparatory Art & Design• Washington-Parks Academy• Grosse Ile Township Schools• Hamtramck Academy• Barack Obama Leadership Academy• Detroit Merit Charter Academy• Trenton Public Schools• Plymouth-Canton Community Schools• Escuela Avancemos• Achieve Charter Academy• Crestwood School District Board• Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy• Detroit Leadership Academy• Riverview Community School District• Detroit Public Schools Community District Board• Branch Line School• Quest Charter Academy• Clarenceville School District• Commonwealth Community Development Academy• Hamtramck Public Schools Board• Warrendale Charter Academy• Universal Learning Academy• Universal Academy• Joy Preparatory Academy• Livonia Public Schools• Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy• Advanced Technology Academy• International Preparatory Academy - Macdowell Campus• Detroit Enterprise Academy• The James And Grace Lee Boggs School• W-A-Y Academy• New School High• Tipton Academy• Madison-Carver Academy• University Yes Academy• Chandler Park Academy• University Preparatory Science And Math (psad)• David Ellis Academy West• Bridge Academy• Way Michigan• Voyageur Academy• Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy• Taylor School District Board• Old Redford Academy• Global Heights Academy• Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences• Plymouth Educational Center Charter School• Redford Union School District Board• Dearborn Heights School District 7 Board• Detroit Service Learning Academy• Explore Academy-Livonia• Dove Academy Of Detroit• Capstone Academy Charter School (sda)• Michigan State Board Of Education• Garden City School District Board• Oakland International Academy• Harper Woods City Schools Board• River Rouge School District Board• Creative Montessori Academy• New Paradigm College Prep• Allen Park Public Schools Board• Distinctive College Prep.• Keystone Academy• George Crockett Academy• Wayne Resa• Lincoln Park Public Schools• Flat Rock Community Schools
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