📍 14101 Leroy St, Southgate, Wayne County, 48195
Asher School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Southgate, Wayne County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southgate Community School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 32.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Asher School enrolls 337 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 32.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 337 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Asher School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 4, state house district 13.
Asher School is one of 9 schools in Southgate Community School District, based in SOUTHGATE, Michigan. The district serves 3,760 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Asher School is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large