Detroit Public Safety Academy

Summary:

Detroit Public Safety Academy is the sole public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Detroit, Michigan. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor overall performance. Academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages, with only 11.8% of 11th-grade students proficient in M-Step/Science and 9.09% proficient in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 42.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is also below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average.

Detroit Public Safety Academy faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 97.73% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school's per-student spending of $13,748 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is slightly higher than the state average. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Detroit Public Safety Academy is in need of significant intervention and support to improve student outcomes. Targeted strategies to address the school's challenges, such as improving instructional quality, providing additional resources and support for students, and addressing attendance and engagement issues, may be necessary to help the school improve its performance and better serve its students.

District Detail

1250 Rosa Parks Blvd
Detroit, MI 48216-1950

(313) 965-6916

SchoolDigger Rank:
596^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 156

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%		4.8	722^nd of 743 public high schools	2.8%	26	11.8	9.1	$13,748	$4,480	$9,269

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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