Detroit City High School
3500 Mcgraw Street, Detroit, MI, 48208-1453 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Detroit City High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Wayne County, MI
Students & Faculty
Total Students 364 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 26 teachers
Students by Grade
n/a
Grade Not Listed - 364 students
This School
(MI) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:20
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MI) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic n/a 4%
% Black 98% 17%
% White 1% 75%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MI) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 69% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MI) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Detroit City School District
This School's Agency
(MI) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 235 5
Number of Students Managed 144,825 students 1,866 students
District Total Revenue $1,567,063,000 $16,392,000
District Expenditure $1,913,871,000 $17,260,000
District Revenue / Student $10,820 $8,785
District Expenditure / Student $13,215 $9,250
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • FREE PRESS SUMMER DREAMS: Donations open world to youths (Detroit Free Press)
    posted on July 5, 2009 at 05:07:23 pm
    Southeast Michigan's economy may be hurting badly, but residents still are cobbling together donations to send kids to summer camps through Summer Dreams. So far this year, about 2,500 metro Detroiters have donated money to send 20,000 children to 100 camps supported by Summer Dreams.
  • DPS officials suspend six employees (Detroit News)
    posted on June 27, 2009 at 05:23:10 am
    DPS officials on Friday announced that six district employees have been suspended pending a hearing and could face criminal charges for alleged offenses ranging from computer theft to using school staff and resources to cater a funeral to stealing cash from a school cafeteria.
  • Seven Detroit Public School employees could face criminal charges (Detroit News)
    posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:40:36 pm
    DPS officials on Friday announced that six district employees have been suspended and could face criminal charges for alleged offenses ranging from computer theft to using school staff and resources to cater a funeral to stealing bags of cash from a school cafeteria. A seventh employee, who also faces criminal charges, resigned.
  • ACLU finds black pupils disproportionately punished (Detroit Free Press)
    posted on June 25, 2009 at 03:30:47 am
    A disproportionate number of African-American students in many Michigan school districts are being suspended and expelled for minor infractions, leaving those kids more likely to end up in prison, says a report out today from the ACLU of Michigan.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (48208)
School Zip (48208)
(MI) State Average
Population (Approximate) 12,867 people 9,669,191 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 15% 24%
Population Average Age 35 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $17,680 $43,870
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 67 years old 46 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (48208)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 31% / 69% 70% / 30%
School Map:
1. Wingert Trainable Center - 142 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Northwestern High School - 1435 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
3. George Crockett Academy - 372 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
4. Ferguson Academy For Young Women - 321 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
5. Murray-wright High School - 1108 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
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