📍 18875 Ryan Rd, Detroit, Wayne County, 48234
Pershing High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 408 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 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pershing High School enrolls 408 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 404 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 408 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pershing 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 3.
Pershing 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 408 students, Pershing High School is close to 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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