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Way Academy Vernor Site School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8701 W Vernor Hwy
Detroit, MI 48209
Phone
(313) 444-8082
District
W-A-Y Academy
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
115
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.1% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Way Academy Vernor Site School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
39%
50%
51%
50%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
115
100
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 5 4.3%
Grade 7 5 4.3%
Grade 8 8 7.0%
Grade 9 38 33.0%
Grade 10 31 27.0%
Grade 11 20 17.4%
Grade 12 8 7.0%
Total 115 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.8% 4.5% 66.4%
Black 6.1% 46.0% 19.2%
Hispanic 86.1% 49.5% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.1% 99.5% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 99.1% 99.5% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,795 $1,959,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $395 $79,000 2.3%
Staff $380 $76,000 2.3%
General Administration $1,815 $363,000 10.8%
School Administration $945 $189,000 5.6%
Operation $1,925 $385,000 11.4%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $1,545 $309,000 9.2%
Total Support $7,005 $1,401,000 41.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $25 $5,000 0.1%
Total Expenditures $16,825 $3,365,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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