📍 10101 e Canfield St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48214
Detroit Lions Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 123 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Detroit Lions Academy enrolls 123 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 117 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.4% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 123 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Detroit Lions Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 1, state house district 2.
Detroit Lions Academy is one of 107 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 48,828 students district-wide and employs 3,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 123 students, Detroit Lions Academy is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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