📍 1761 Waterman St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48209
Cesar Chavez High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cesar Chavez Academy school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cesar Chavez High School enrolls 705 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 662 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.1% |
| White | 16 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
699 of the school's 705 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 685 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cesar Chavez High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Cesar Chavez High School is one of 4 schools in Cesar Chavez Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 2,294 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Cesar Chavez High School is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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