📍 12800 Kelly Rd, Detroit, Wayne County, 48224
Denby High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 537 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 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denby High School enrolls 537 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American, <1% Asian and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 535 | 100% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 537 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 467 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Denby 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 2, state house district 1.
Denby 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 537 students, Denby 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