📍 503 Hyacinthe St, Ecorse, Wayne County, 48229
Ralph J Bunche Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ecorse, Wayne County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ecorse Public Schools school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ralph J Bunche Academy enrolls 318 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.9% White and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 268 | 84% |
| White | 25 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 318 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ralph J Bunche Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Ralph J Bunche Academy is one of 6 schools in Ecorse Public Schools, based in Ecorse, Michigan. The district serves 1,150 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Ralph J Bunche Academy is larger than the district average of about 192 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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