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Charter schools in Center Line, MI

2 schools in Center Line, 140 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Center Line charter schools at a glance

2 public charter schools give Center Line as their address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 140 more are within 15 miles. The 2 in town had about 1,107 students in 2024-25. 1 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

1,107 students, 2024-25
2 high schools
$0 tuition

Networks and districts with the most of these schools: Cesar Chavez Academy (4), Covenant Schools Detroit (4), University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) (4), Bridge Academy (3), Chandler Park Academy (3). Names as reported to the federal directory.

Charter schools in Center Line (2)

Largest first. Enrollment and teachers are from 2024-25; schools new in 2025-26 have no count yet.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Phone
Center Line Preparatory Academy K-12 1,043 20.2 (586) 574-5500
Rising Stars Academy 12 64 12.8 (586) 405-9473

Nearby, within 15 miles (140)

Charter schools in other towns, nearest first. Online schools are left out here because their address is an office.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Miles Phone
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Lorraine PK-6 181 9.1 Warren 2 (586) 920-2163
Frontier International Academy Elementary K-8 395 28.2 Warren 2 (586) 354-2044
Great Oaks Academy K-8 768 20.5 Warren 2 (586) 427-4540
Macomb Montessori Academy PK-8 255 15.9 Warren 3 (586) 359-2138
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre K-12 573 13.1 Warren 3 (586) 353-2108
Academy of Warren PK-8 817 17.4 Warren 3 (586) 552-8010
Trix Academy PK-8 302 17.3 Detroit 3 (313) 426-1020
Unity Academy K-8 new in 2025-26 Warren 3 (734) 369-9500
Dove Academy of Detroit PK-8 487 16.2 Detroit 3 (313) 366-9110
Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School 7-12 560 21.5 Warren 4 (586) 777-5792
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy K-12 541 54.1 Detroit 4 (313) 522-7602
Four Corners Montessori Academy PK-8 235 15.7 Madison Heights 4 (248) 542-7001
Legacy Charter Academy K-8 738 18.2 Detroit 4 (313) 368-2215
Eaton Academy K-8 332 14.4 Eastpointe 4 (586) 777-1519
New Dawn Academy of Warren PK-9 256 40 Sterling Hts 4 (248) 327-7673
Keys Grace Academy K-12 530 18.6 Madison Heights 5 (248) 629-7700
Commonwealth Community Development Academy PK-8 150 15.6 Hamtramck 5 (313) 366-9470
Michigan Collegiate Elementary PK-6 232 11.2 Roseville 5 (586) 779-8055
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy K-8 707 16.5 Detroit 5 (313) 371-1300
Chandler Park Academy Elementary PK-5 817 20.9 Harper Woods 5 (313) 884-8830
Chandler Park Academy Middle School 6-8 514 18 Harper Woods 5 (248) 905-5030
Frontier International Academy K-12 737 16.5 Detroit 5 (313) 462-6300
Chandler Park Academy High School 9-12 688 18.6 Harper Woods 5 (313) 499-3010
Arts Academy in the Woods 6-12 327 12.3 Fraser 5 (586) 294-0391
Reach Charter Academy K-8 528 14.2 Roseville 5 (586) 498-9171
Bridge Academy West K-8 331 22.1 Hamtramck 5 (313) 462-6200
Hamtramck Academy K-8 549 15.9 Hamtramck 5 (313) 368-7312
Bridge Impact K-12 392 39.2 Detroit 6 (313) 462-6100
Bridge Academy East PK-5 581 16.2 Hamtramck 6 (313) 462-6100
Caniff Liberty Academy PK-9 590 30.6 Hamtramck 6 (248) 327-7673
Huron Academy Grades K2 PK-12 273 13.4 Clinton Twp 6 (586) 446-9170
Oakland International Academy 912 9-12 614 39.2 Hamtramck 6 (313) 285-8990
Oakland International Academy PreK1 PK-1 344 51 Detroit 6 (313) 923-0790
George Washington Carver Elementary School PK-4 217 14.8 Highland Park 6 (313) 865-6024
George Washington Carver Middle School 5-8 155 12.8 Highland Park 6 (313) 865-6024
Oakland International Academy 28 2-8 1,034 78 Detroit 6 (313) 925-1000
Barber Elementary School PK-8 362 120.7 Highland Park 6 (614) 623-5345
Infinity Institute of Learning Wayne County Juvenile Detenti 4-12 124 13.9 Detroit 6 (404) 218-4206
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods K-8 603 18.3 Harper Woods 6 (616) 916-7590
Covenant High School East 9-12 171 47.9 Detroit 6 (313) 267-4315
Huron Academy Grades 38 3-8 408 16.2 Clinton Township 6 (586) 690-8180
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy East 9-12 107 107 Detroit 7 (313) 945-5200
Hanley International Academy PK-8 667 15.8 Hamtramck 7 (313) 875-8888
Noor International Academy PK-6 186 16.7 Sterling Heights 7 (586) 365-5000
Covenant School Spectrum 7-12 93 14.2 Highland Park 7 (313) 558-9022
Barack Obama Leadership Academy K-8 329 41.1 Detroit 7 (313) 823-6000
New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy K-8 211 17.6 Detroit 7 (313) 833-1100
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary K-5 389 15 Detroit 7 (313) 826-1159
Detroit Prep K-8 418 17.7 Detroit 8 (313) 343-1495
MacDowell Preparatory Academy PK-8 362 16.5 Detroit 8 (313) 494-8141
Joy Preparatory Academy PK-12 161 13.3 Detroit 8 (313) 340-0023
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School 6-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 8 (313) 481-4000
University Preparatory Art Design High School 9-12 855 23.1 Detroit 8 (313) 481-4000
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School K-8 172 18.1 Detroit 8 (313) 923-2301
Macomb Academy 12 46 15.3 Clinton Township 8 (586) 228-2201
Detroit Enterprise Academy K-8 686 18.1 Detroit 8 (313) 823-5799
University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus K-5 467 20.3 Detroit 8 (313) 309-0552
University Preparatory Middle School 6-8 384 17.5 Detroit 8 (313) 831-0010
Pathways Academy 7-12 140 28 Detroit 8 (313) 209-3803
Detroit Merit Charter Academy K-8 719 18.5 Detroit 8 (313) 331-3328
University Preparatory High School 9-12 559 14.3 Detroit 8 (313) 874-4340
David Ellis Academy PK-12 206 14.2 Detroit 9 (313) 450-0642
University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus K-5 438 19.9 Detroit 9 (313) 874-9800
University Prep Science and Math Middle School 6-8 513 19 Detroit 9 (313) 832-8400
Infinity Institute of Learning Riverbend 4-12 12 Detroit 9 (404) 218-4206
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy K-8 234 23.4 Detroit 9 (313) 341-4944
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA PK-8 212 15.1 Oak Park 9 (313) 539-4115
AdamsYoung Building K-5 520 65 Detroit 9 (313) 522-7602
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School 9-12 419 20.5 Detroit 9 (313) 475-0679
Hope Academy PK-8 430 16.2 Detroit 9 (313) 934-0054
Detroit Edison Public School Academy PK-8 901 20.1 Detroit 9 (313) 833-1100
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Academy High School Grove Campus 9-12 660 34.7 Detroit 9 (313) 522-7602
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 9-12 420 21 Detroit 9 (313) 397-3333
Red Oak Academy K-8 60 10 Clinton Twp 9 (734) 369-9500
University Prep Science and Math Elementary Miller Campus K-5 476 21.6 Detroit 9 (313) 782-4400
Flagship Charter Academy K-8 655 19.8 Detroit 9 (313) 933-7933
University Yes Academy K-12 388 20.4 Detroit 9 (313) 270-2556
AchieveDetroit 9-12 new in 2025-26 Detroit 9 (248) 867-4176
Pembroke Academy K-8 390 15 Detroit 10 (313) 243-0092
George Crockett Academy PK-8 341 14.4 Detroit 10 (313) 896-6078
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences PK-8 694 19 Detroit 10 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School PK-8 339 16.5 Detroit 10 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences-Early Elementary PK-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 10 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Achievement Academy K-8 352 16.8 Detroit 10 (313) 468-9518
University Prep Science and Math High School 9-12 452 22.6 Detroit 10 (313) 393-9166
AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School K-12 426 15.7 Southfield 10 (248) 569-2988
Crescent Academy PK3 PK-3 249 14.2 Southfield 10 (248) 423-4581
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence K-8 520 16.2 Southfield 10 (248) 569-1060
Mt Clemens Montessori Academy PK-5 278 19.5 Mount Clemens 10 (586) 465-5545
Covenant High School Central 9-12 240 30.4 Detroit 11 (313) 899-6900
Prevail Academy K-8 534 17.2 Mount Clemens 11 (586) 783-0173
Old Redford Academy High 9-12 451 31.1 Detroit 11 (313) 543-3080
LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 6-8 429 53.6 Detroit 11 (313) 522-7602
New Paradigm College Prep PK-12 215 20.7 Detroit 11 (313) 852-1500
Detroit Public Safety Academy 6-12 156 19.3 Detroit 11 (313) 965-6916
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh K-12 582 19.7 Detroit 11 (313) 788-1122
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary K-10 430 17.9 Detroit 11 (313) 897-8720
Voyageur College Prep 9-12 524 19.4 Detroit 11 (313) 361-4180
Voyageur Academy K-8 789 23 Detroit 11 (313) 361-4180
Escuela Avancemos K-8 425 21.2 Detroit 11 (313) 596-0079
Covenant High School Southwest 9-12 164 27.5 Detroit 11 (313) 297-8720
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate 3-5 484 19.1 Detroit 12 (313) 361-1083
Faxon Academy K-8 150 16.7 Southfield 12 (248) 301-9909
Riverside Academy PK-5 397 14.2 Dearborn 12 (313) 624-3200
Laurus Academy K-8 791 18 Southfield 12 (248) 799-8401
Universal Academy K-12 695 17.2 Detroit 12 (313) 581-5006
Crescent Academy Elementary 4-6 265 16.6 Southfield 12 (248) 281-6471
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus PK-8 847 17.1 Detroit 12 (313) 541-7619
Detroit Innovation Academy K-8 335 15.2 Detroit 12 (313) 736-5537
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy Southwest 9-12 109 36.3 Detroit 12 (313) 945-5200
MadisonCarver Academy K-8 343 31.2 Detroit 12 (313) 522-7602
Cesar Chavez Academy High School 9-12 730 19.8 Detroit 12 (313) 551-0611
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School 6-8 615 14 Detroit 13 (313) 842-0006
Riverside Academy West Campus 6-12 470 21.8 Dearborn 13 (313) 624-3600
Old Redford Academy Elementary PK-4 265 18.9 Detroit 13 (313) 532-7510
Old Redford Academy Middle School 5-8 241 21.9 Detroit 13 (313) 880-1807
Weston Preparatory Academy K-8 258 21.5 Detroit 13 (313) 387-6038
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary K-2 465 16 Detroit 13 (313) 843-9440
Detroit Premier Academy K-8 706 16.2 Detroit 13 (313) 945-1472
David Ellis Academy PK PK-K 0 Detroit 13 (313) 927-5395

Showing the 120 nearest of 140. Every charter school in Michigan.

Charter schools: how they work

  • Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
  • Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
  • Its own rules, its own accountability. The charter frees the school from some state or local rules; in return it must meet the standards written in its charter. It is nonsectarian.
  • No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

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Questions parents ask

How many charter schools are in Center Line?

2 public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory are in Center Line, and 140 more are within 15 miles. Center Line Preparatory Academy, Rising Stars Academy.

Do charter schools in Center Line charge tuition?

No. Charter schools are public schools, and the federal definition of a charter school says it does not charge tuition. Ask each school about fees for extras.

How do I enroll in a Center Line charter school?

Apply to each school directly. Under the federal definition, a charter school admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for, so check each school’s application dates. Each state writes its own charter law.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.

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