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Cass Technical High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 2,395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cass Technical High School enrolls 2,395 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 35% male and 65% female. A teaching staff of 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,823 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 280 | 12% |
| Asian | 226 | 9.4% |
| White | 46 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,490 of the school's 2,395 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,451 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cass Technical High School 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 6.
Cass Technical High School 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 2,395 students, Cass Technical High School is larger 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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