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David Ellis Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 215 students in David Ellis Academy School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in David Ellis Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public high school average of 36% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,341 Schools
# Students
215 Students
534,562 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
30,578 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
David Ellis Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#735 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
38%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.00
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
n/a
9%
% Black
100%
17%
% White
n/a
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,665 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,512. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,544 is less than the state median of $17,694. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,665
$18,512
Spending / Student
$14,544
$17,694
Best David Ellis Academy School District Public High Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
David Ellis Academy
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
18977 Schaefer Hwy
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 450-0642
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 450-0642
Gr: PK-12 | 215 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
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