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Charter schools in Harper Woods, MI

4 schools in Harper Woods, 107 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Harper Woods charter schools at a glance

4 public charter schools give Harper Woods as their address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 107 more are within 15 miles. The 4 in town had about 2,622 students in 2024-25. 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teach high school. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

2,622 students, 2024-25
1 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 Harper Woods (4)

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
Chandler Park Academy Elementary PK-5 817 20.9 (313) 884-8830
Chandler Park Academy High School 9-12 688 18.6 (313) 499-3010
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods K-8 603 18.3 (616) 916-7590
Chandler Park Academy Middle School 6-8 514 18 (248) 905-5030

Nearby, within 15 miles (107)

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
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy K-8 707 16.5 Detroit 1 (313) 371-1300
Eaton Academy K-8 332 14.4 Eastpointe 2 (586) 777-1519
Academy of Warren PK-8 817 17.4 Warren 3 (586) 552-8010
Reach Charter Academy K-8 528 14.2 Roseville 3 (586) 498-9171
Macomb Montessori Academy PK-8 255 15.9 Warren 3 (586) 359-2138
Trix Academy PK-8 302 17.3 Detroit 3 (313) 426-1020
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy East 9-12 107 107 Detroit 4 (313) 945-5200
Detroit Merit Charter Academy K-8 719 18.5 Detroit 4 (313) 331-3328
Infinity Institute of Learning Riverbend 4-12 12 Detroit 5 (404) 218-4206
Barack Obama Leadership Academy K-8 329 41.1 Detroit 5 (313) 823-6000
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy K-12 541 54.1 Detroit 5 (313) 522-7602
Michigan Collegiate Elementary PK-6 232 11.2 Roseville 5 (586) 779-8055
Covenant High School East 9-12 171 47.9 Detroit 5 (313) 267-4315
Detroit Enterprise Academy K-8 686 18.1 Detroit 5 (313) 823-5799
Pathways Academy 7-12 140 28 Detroit 5 (313) 209-3803
Center Line Preparatory Academy K-12 1,043 20.2 Center Line 6 (586) 574-5500
Rising Stars Academy 12 64 12.8 Center Line 6 (586) 405-9473
Frontier International Academy Elementary K-8 395 28.2 Warren 6 (586) 354-2044
Detroit Prep K-8 418 17.7 Detroit 6 (313) 343-1495
Legacy Charter Academy K-8 738 18.2 Detroit 6 (313) 368-2215
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Lorraine PK-6 181 9.1 Warren 6 (586) 920-2163
Bridge Impact K-12 392 39.2 Detroit 7 (313) 462-6100
Bridge Academy East PK-5 581 16.2 Hamtramck 7 (313) 462-6100
Arts Academy in the Woods 6-12 327 12.3 Fraser 7 (586) 294-0391
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School K-8 172 18.1 Detroit 7 (313) 923-2301
Oakland International Academy PreK1 PK-1 344 51 Detroit 7 (313) 923-0790
Commonwealth Community Development Academy PK-8 150 15.6 Hamtramck 7 (313) 366-9470
Oakland International Academy 28 2-8 1,034 78 Detroit 7 (313) 925-1000
Hamtramck Academy K-8 549 15.9 Hamtramck 7 (313) 368-7312
Frontier International Academy K-12 737 16.5 Detroit 7 (313) 462-6300
Infinity Institute of Learning Wayne County Juvenile Detenti 4-12 124 13.9 Detroit 7 (404) 218-4206
Dove Academy of Detroit PK-8 487 16.2 Detroit 7 (313) 366-9110
Great Oaks Academy K-8 768 20.5 Warren 7 (586) 427-4540
Bridge Academy West K-8 331 22.1 Hamtramck 7 (313) 462-6200
Hanley International Academy PK-8 667 15.8 Hamtramck 7 (313) 875-8888
Caniff Liberty Academy PK-9 590 30.6 Hamtramck 7 (248) 327-7673
Oakland International Academy 912 9-12 614 39.2 Hamtramck 7 (313) 285-8990
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School 9-12 419 20.5 Detroit 8 (313) 475-0679
University Prep Science and Math Elementary Miller Campus K-5 476 21.6 Detroit 8 (313) 782-4400
Detroit Edison Public School Academy PK-8 901 20.1 Detroit 8 (313) 833-1100
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences PK-8 694 19 Detroit 8 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences-Early Elementary PK-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 8 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School PK-8 339 16.5 Detroit 8 (313) 259-1744
University Preparatory Middle School 6-8 384 17.5 Detroit 8 (313) 831-0010
University Prep Science and Math High School 9-12 452 22.6 Detroit 8 (313) 393-9166
Barber Elementary School PK-8 362 120.7 Highland Park 9 (614) 623-5345
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre K-12 573 13.1 Warren 9 (586) 353-2108
Red Oak Academy K-8 60 10 Clinton Twp 9 (734) 369-9500
University Prep Science and Math Middle School 6-8 513 19 Detroit 9 (313) 832-8400
Huron Academy Grades 38 3-8 408 16.2 Clinton Township 9 (586) 690-8180
New Dawn Academy of Warren PK-9 256 40 Sterling Hts 9 (248) 327-7673
Unity Academy K-8 new in 2025-26 Warren 9 (734) 369-9500
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School 6-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 9 (313) 481-4000
University Preparatory Art Design High School 9-12 855 23.1 Detroit 9 (313) 481-4000
University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus K-5 467 20.3 Detroit 9 (313) 309-0552
George Washington Carver Elementary School PK-4 217 14.8 Highland Park 9 (313) 865-6024
George Washington Carver Middle School 5-8 155 12.8 Highland Park 9 (313) 865-6024
Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School 7-12 560 21.5 Warren 9 (586) 777-5792
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary K-5 389 15 Detroit 9 (313) 826-1159
University Preparatory High School 9-12 559 14.3 Detroit 9 (313) 874-4340
University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus K-5 438 19.9 Detroit 9 (313) 874-9800
Four Corners Montessori Academy PK-8 235 15.7 Madison Heights 9 (248) 542-7001
Covenant School Spectrum 7-12 93 14.2 Highland Park 10 (313) 558-9022
Huron Academy Grades K2 PK-12 273 13.4 Clinton Twp 10 (586) 446-9170
AchieveDetroit 9-12 new in 2025-26 Detroit 10 (248) 867-4176
New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy K-8 211 17.6 Detroit 10 (313) 833-1100
Keys Grace Academy K-12 530 18.6 Madison Heights 10 (248) 629-7700
Macomb Academy 12 46 15.3 Clinton Township 10 (586) 228-2201
George Crockett Academy PK-8 341 14.4 Detroit 10 (313) 896-6078
Mt Clemens Montessori Academy PK-5 278 19.5 Mount Clemens 10 (586) 465-5545
Detroit Public Safety Academy 6-12 156 19.3 Detroit 11 (313) 965-6916
Covenant High School Central 9-12 240 30.4 Detroit 11 (313) 899-6900
Joy Preparatory Academy PK-12 161 13.3 Detroit 11 (313) 340-0023
Escuela Avancemos K-8 425 21.2 Detroit 11 (313) 596-0079
Prevail Academy K-8 534 17.2 Mount Clemens 11 (586) 783-0173
Hope Academy PK-8 430 16.2 Detroit 11 (313) 934-0054
Covenant High School Southwest 9-12 164 27.5 Detroit 11 (313) 297-8720
New Paradigm College Prep PK-12 215 20.7 Detroit 12 (313) 852-1500
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh K-12 582 19.7 Detroit 12 (313) 788-1122
Noor International Academy PK-6 186 16.7 Sterling Heights 12 (586) 365-5000
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary K-10 430 17.9 Detroit 12 (313) 897-8720
MacDowell Preparatory Academy PK-8 362 16.5 Detroit 12 (313) 494-8141
Flagship Charter Academy K-8 655 19.8 Detroit 12 (313) 933-7933
Voyageur College Prep 9-12 524 19.4 Detroit 12 (313) 361-4180
Voyageur Academy K-8 789 23 Detroit 12 (313) 361-4180
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy K-8 234 23.4 Detroit 12 (313) 341-4944
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate 3-5 484 19.1 Detroit 13 (313) 361-1083
AdamsYoung Building K-5 520 65 Detroit 13 (313) 522-7602
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Academy High School Grove Campus 9-12 660 34.7 Detroit 13 (313) 522-7602
David Ellis Academy PK-12 206 14.2 Detroit 13 (313) 450-0642
Cesar Chavez Academy High School 9-12 730 19.8 Detroit 13 (313) 551-0611
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School 6-8 615 14 Detroit 13 (313) 842-0006
University Yes Academy K-12 388 20.4 Detroit 13 (313) 270-2556
Universal Academy K-12 695 17.2 Detroit 13 (313) 581-5006
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary K-2 465 16 Detroit 14 (313) 843-9440
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 9-12 420 21 Detroit 14 (313) 397-3333
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA PK-8 212 15.1 Oak Park 14 (313) 539-4115
Riverside Academy PK-5 397 14.2 Dearborn 14 (313) 624-3200
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy Southwest 9-12 109 36.3 Detroit 14 (313) 945-5200
Detroit Achievement Academy K-8 352 16.8 Detroit 14 (313) 468-9518
Pembroke Academy K-8 390 15 Detroit 14 (313) 243-0092
Riverside Academy West Campus 6-12 470 21.8 Dearborn 15 (313) 624-3600
Advanced Technology Academy PK-12 1,207 26.3 Dearborn 15 (313) 625-4700
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary PK-5 256 15.5 Dearborn 15 (313) 581-2223
Old Redford Academy High 9-12 451 31.1 Detroit 15 (313) 543-3080
AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School K-12 426 15.7 Southfield 15 (248) 569-2988
LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 6-8 429 53.6 Detroit 15 (313) 522-7602

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 Harper Woods?

4 public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory are in Harper Woods, and 107 more are within 15 miles. Chandler Park Academy Elementary, Chandler Park Academy High School, Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods, Chandler Park Academy Middle School.

Do charter schools in Harper Woods 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 Harper Woods 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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