📍 29205 Florence St, Garden City, Wayne County, 48135
Tipton Academy 48 is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Garden City, Wayne County. The school has 210 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tipton Academy school district. It serves grades 4–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tipton Academy 48 enrolls 210 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 39% White and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 99 | 47% |
| White | 82 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 210 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tipton Academy 48 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 5, state house district 11.
Tipton Academy 48 is one of 2 schools in Tipton Academy, based in Garden City, Michigan. The district serves 556 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 210 students, Tipton Academy 48 is smaller than the district average of about 278 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large