WAY Academy Vernor Site (W-A-Y Academy SCH DIST.), Michigan - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

WAY Academy Vernor Site is a Charter School in DETROIT, MI (authorized by LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY). It currently serves 115 students (grades 06-12). The school is part of the W-A-Y Academy School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Alternative School
School Level: High
Number of Students:115
Number of Teachers: 1
Student/Teacher Ratio: 115.00

Location Info

Location: 8701 W VERNOR HWY, DETROIT, MI 48209
Mailing Address: 8701 West Vernor Highway, Detroit, MI 48209
Phone: (313)444-8082
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 31
Grade 11 20
Grade 12 8
Grade 6 5
Grade 7 5
Grade 8 8
Grade 9 38
Gender/Sex of WAY Academy Vernor Site Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 64 55.65
Female 51 44.35
Race/Ethnicity Demography of WAY Academy Vernor Site Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 6.09
Hispanic/Latino 99 86.09
White 9 7.83
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 5 7.81
Hispanic/Latino 55 85.94
White 4 6.25
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.92
Hispanic/Latino 44 86.28
White 5 9.80

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 26 83.87
White 5 16.13
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 5.00
Hispanic/Latino 18 90.00
White 1 5.00
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 8 100.00
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 4 80.00
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 3 60.00
White 1 20.00
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 8 100.00
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 32 84.21
White 2 5.26