About Detroit Merit Charter Academy
Detroit Merit Charter Academy is a public school system serving Wayne County, Michigan, based in Detroit. It serves 720 students across 1 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #463 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.
Size and structure
Detroit Merit Charter Academy enrolls 720 students in 1 schools — an average of about 720 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #463 of 880 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Detroit Merit Charter Academy, from the NCES Common Core of Data (720 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Detroit Merit Charter Academy employs about 39 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.5:1 — above the Michigan average of about 16.5:1. Total district staff is roughly 72.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Michigan funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Detroit Merit Charter Academy are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Michigan reports accountability through MI School Data, hosting the federally required MI School Index (0–100 across ESSA components such as proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism) and a Parent Dashboard. Look up Detroit Merit Charter Academy on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.
Accreditation status
Michigan has no state accreditation requirement; the Michigan Department of Education directs districts to Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor used across the state. Look up Detroit Merit Charter Academy in the free Cognia registry.
Detroit Merit Charter Academy vs. Michigan
See every Michigan district side by side in the Michigan directory.
Look up Detroit Merit Charter Academy’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):