📍 8701 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, Wayne County, 48209
WAY Academy Vernor Site is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 105 pupils enrolled. It is part of the W-A-Y Academy school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 105.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 15%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
WAY Academy Vernor Site enrolls 105 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 105.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 91% |
| White | 7 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
102 of the school's 105 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
WAY Academy Vernor Site is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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 4, state house district 5.
WAY Academy Vernor Site is one of 2 schools in W-A-Y Academy, based in Detroit, Michigan. The district serves 211 students district-wide and employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 105 students, WAY Academy Vernor Site is close to the district average of about 106 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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