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Schools in Melvindale

Melvindale has 3 schools inside its limits: 2 public and 1 charter. 1 teaches elementary grades, 2 middle grades, and 1 high school grades. The largest is Allendale Elementary School, with 914 students (2 to 5). Charters are 33% of its public schools, above 26% across Wayne County.

Schools
3
Students
1,796
Federal counts
Students per teacher
17.8
Public and charter
Four-year graduation
88.0%
Class of 2025
Melvindale's limits from the Census, with its 3 schools pinned by kind.
  • Public
  • Charter
  • Private

From the federal and state files

What the numbers say about Melvindale

In Melvindale, by the federal district boundaries, Melvindale-North Allen Park School District covers all of it.

Across its public and charter schools there are 17.8 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.

88.0% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 25 students) graduated in four years, above 84.0% for Michigan as a whole.

92% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

3 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is Allendale Elementary School, opened in July 2005.

The Census gives Melvindale a median home value of $125,800, 61% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1950 (ACS 2020-2024).

All the numbers

92% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

3 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is Allendale Elementary School, opened in July 2005.

The Census gives Melvindale a median home value of $125,800, 61% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1950 (ACS 2020-2024).

By the federal district boundaries

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Every school in Melvindale

3 schools on the map

  1. Academy for Business and Technology High School Melvindale
  2. Allendale Elementary School Melvindale
  3. Julian O. Strong Middle School Melvindale

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Schools in Melvindale, asked and answered

5 questions

How many schools are in Melvindale?
3 schools stand inside Melvindale's limits: 2 public and 1 charter. The list above has every one with its grades and students.
Which school district serves Melvindale?
Melvindale-North Allen Park School District covers all of Melvindale, by the federal district boundaries.
What is the high school graduation rate in Melvindale?
88.0% of the class of 2025 at Melvindale's high schools graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count, against 84.0% for Michigan.
What is the largest school in Melvindale?
Allendale Elementary School, with 914 students in the 2024-25 federal count.
Does Melvindale have charter or private schools?
Yes: 1 charter school. Charter schools are public and charge no tuition; private schools set their own.

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