For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 264 students in Detroit Leadership Academy School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in Detroit Leadership Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Detroit Leadership Academy School District have a Graduation Rate of 82%, which is less than the Michigan average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Detroit Leadership Academy High School, with 80-84% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public high school average of 36% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,342 Schools
# Students
731 Students
534,573 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
30,578 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Detroit Leadership Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#857 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)3%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)82%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.55
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
n/a
9%
% Black
98%
17%
% White
n/a
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,706 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,373 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,706
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,373
$17,693
Best Detroit Leadership Academy School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Detroit Leadership Academy High School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
5845 Auburn St
Detroit, MI 48228
(313) 769-2015
Detroit, MI 48228
(313) 769-2015
Grades: 7-12
| 264 students
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