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Schools in Detroit

Detroit’s public schools

Chapman Unified School District 473 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Detroit. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,134 students on the public path
In brief

Detroit’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Detroit’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Rural Center Elem places highest (better than 86%); Enterprise Elem lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Detroit, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Chapman High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Detroit, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–8Chapman Middle Schoolin ChapmanC+
9–12Chapman Highin ChapmanB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chapman Unified School District 473.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chapman Unified School District 473Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,134 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,107KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 32.5% · 635 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.4% · 636 students tested

Detroit vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Detroit’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Detroit—Chapman Unified School District 473

Every school in Detroit

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Detroitin other towns
Chapman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapman
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Enterprise
D
86 students10:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
A−
71 students10:1Rate it →
Rural Center Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
A
62 students11:1Rate it →
Chapman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chapman
C+
250 students16:1Rate it →
Chapman High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chapman
B+
383 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Detroit’s schools

Are Detroit’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Detroit. Chapman Unified School District 473 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Detroit. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Detroit in?

Chapman Unified School District 473.

Where do Detroit kids go to high school?

Chapman High.

Parents talk

What Detroit families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.