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Charter schools in Highland Park, MI

4 schools in Highland Park, 156 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Highland Park charter schools at a glance

4 public charter schools give Highland Park as their address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 156 more are within 15 miles. The 4 in town had about 827 students in 2024-25. 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teach high school. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

827 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), American International Academy (3), Bridge Academy (3). Names as reported to the federal directory.

Charter schools in Highland Park (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
Barber Elementary School PK-8 362 120.7 (614) 623-5345
George Washington Carver Elementary School PK-4 217 14.8 (313) 865-6024
George Washington Carver Middle School 5-8 155 12.8 (313) 865-6024
Covenant School Spectrum 7-12 93 14.2 (313) 558-9022

Nearby, within 15 miles (156)

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
New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy K-8 211 17.6 Detroit 1 (313) 833-1100
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary K-5 389 15 Detroit 1 (313) 826-1159
Bridge Academy West K-8 331 22.1 Hamtramck 2 (313) 462-6200
Caniff Liberty Academy PK-9 590 30.6 Hamtramck 2 (248) 327-7673
Joy Preparatory Academy PK-12 161 13.3 Detroit 2 (313) 340-0023
Frontier International Academy K-12 737 16.5 Detroit 2 (313) 462-6300
Oakland International Academy 912 9-12 614 39.2 Hamtramck 2 (313) 285-8990
Hamtramck Academy K-8 549 15.9 Hamtramck 2 (313) 368-7312
Commonwealth Community Development Academy PK-8 150 15.6 Hamtramck 2 (313) 366-9470
Hanley International Academy PK-8 667 15.8 Hamtramck 3 (313) 875-8888
Hope Academy PK-8 430 16.2 Detroit 3 (313) 934-0054
Bridge Impact K-12 392 39.2 Detroit 3 (313) 462-6100
Bridge Academy East PK-5 581 16.2 Hamtramck 3 (313) 462-6100
Legacy Charter Academy K-8 738 18.2 Detroit 3 (313) 368-2215
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School 6-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 3 (313) 481-4000
University Preparatory Art Design High School 9-12 855 23.1 Detroit 3 (313) 481-4000
Infinity Institute of Learning Wayne County Juvenile Detenti 4-12 124 13.9 Detroit 3 (404) 218-4206
Dove Academy of Detroit PK-8 487 16.2 Detroit 3 (313) 366-9110
Oakland International Academy 28 2-8 1,034 78 Detroit 3 (313) 925-1000
University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus K-5 467 20.3 Detroit 3 (313) 309-0552
Oakland International Academy PreK1 PK-1 344 51 Detroit 3 (313) 923-0790
University Preparatory High School 9-12 559 14.3 Detroit 3 (313) 874-4340
University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus K-5 438 19.9 Detroit 3 (313) 874-9800
Flagship Charter Academy K-8 655 19.8 Detroit 3 (313) 933-7933
University Preparatory Middle School 6-8 384 17.5 Detroit 4 (313) 831-0010
University Prep Science and Math Middle School 6-8 513 19 Detroit 4 (313) 832-8400
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy K-12 541 54.1 Detroit 4 (313) 522-7602
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy K-8 234 23.4 Detroit 4 (313) 341-4944
AchieveDetroit 9-12 new in 2025-26 Detroit 4 (248) 867-4176
George Crockett Academy PK-8 341 14.4 Detroit 4 (313) 896-6078
AdamsYoung Building K-5 520 65 Detroit 4 (313) 522-7602
MacDowell Preparatory Academy PK-8 362 16.5 Detroit 4 (313) 494-8141
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Academy High School Grove Campus 9-12 660 34.7 Detroit 4 (313) 522-7602
Great Oaks Academy K-8 768 20.5 Warren 5 (586) 427-4540
David Ellis Academy PK-12 206 14.2 Detroit 5 (313) 450-0642
Covenant High School East 9-12 171 47.9 Detroit 5 (313) 267-4315
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School 9-12 419 20.5 Detroit 5 (313) 475-0679
Detroit Edison Public School Academy PK-8 901 20.1 Detroit 5 (313) 833-1100
Covenant High School Central 9-12 240 30.4 Detroit 5 (313) 899-6900
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh K-12 582 19.7 Detroit 5 (313) 788-1122
New Paradigm College Prep PK-12 215 20.7 Detroit 5 (313) 852-1500
University Yes Academy K-12 388 20.4 Detroit 5 (313) 270-2556
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary K-10 430 17.9 Detroit 5 (313) 897-8720
Voyageur College Prep 9-12 524 19.4 Detroit 5 (313) 361-4180
Voyageur Academy K-8 789 23 Detroit 5 (313) 361-4180
University Prep Science and Math Elementary Miller Campus K-5 476 21.6 Detroit 5 (313) 782-4400
Detroit Prep K-8 418 17.7 Detroit 5 (313) 343-1495
Detroit Achievement Academy K-8 352 16.8 Detroit 5 (313) 468-9518
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School K-8 172 18.1 Detroit 5 (313) 923-2301
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate 3-5 484 19.1 Detroit 5 (313) 361-1083
Riverside Academy PK-5 397 14.2 Dearborn 6 (313) 624-3200
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 9-12 420 21 Detroit 6 (313) 397-3333
Rising Stars Academy 12 64 12.8 Center Line 6 (586) 405-9473
Detroit Public Safety Academy 6-12 156 19.3 Detroit 6 (313) 965-6916
Universal Academy K-12 695 17.2 Detroit 6 (313) 581-5006
Covenant High School Southwest 9-12 164 27.5 Detroit 6 (313) 297-8720
Escuela Avancemos K-8 425 21.2 Detroit 6 (313) 596-0079
Barack Obama Leadership Academy K-8 329 41.1 Detroit 6 (313) 823-6000
Pembroke Academy K-8 390 15 Detroit 6 (313) 243-0092
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy East 9-12 107 107 Detroit 6 (313) 945-5200
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA PK-8 212 15.1 Oak Park 6 (313) 539-4115
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences PK-8 694 19 Detroit 6 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School PK-8 339 16.5 Detroit 6 (313) 259-1744
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences-Early Elementary PK-8 new in 2025-26 Detroit 6 (313) 259-1744
SER YouthBuild Learning Academy Southwest 9-12 109 36.3 Detroit 6 (313) 945-5200
Trix Academy PK-8 302 17.3 Detroit 6 (313) 426-1020
University Prep Science and Math High School 9-12 452 22.6 Detroit 6 (313) 393-9166
Keys Grace Academy K-12 530 18.6 Madison Heights 6 (248) 629-7700
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre K-12 573 13.1 Warren 6 (586) 353-2108
Old Redford Academy High 9-12 451 31.1 Detroit 6 (313) 543-3080
Riverside Academy West Campus 6-12 470 21.8 Dearborn 6 (313) 624-3600
LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 6-8 429 53.6 Detroit 6 (313) 522-7602
Unity Academy K-8 new in 2025-26 Warren 6 (734) 369-9500
Center Line Preparatory Academy K-12 1,043 20.2 Center Line 6 (586) 574-5500
Four Corners Montessori Academy PK-8 235 15.7 Madison Heights 6 (248) 542-7001
Cesar Chavez Academy High School 9-12 730 19.8 Detroit 6 (313) 551-0611
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School 6-8 615 14 Detroit 7 (313) 842-0006
Detroit Innovation Academy K-8 335 15.2 Detroit 7 (313) 736-5537
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary K-2 465 16 Detroit 7 (313) 843-9440
Academy of Warren PK-8 817 17.4 Warren 7 (586) 552-8010
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary PK-5 256 15.5 Dearborn 7 (313) 581-2223
Detroit Premier Academy K-8 706 16.2 Detroit 7 (313) 945-1472
Advanced Technology Academy PK-12 1,207 26.3 Dearborn 7 (313) 625-4700
Detroit Enterprise Academy K-8 686 18.1 Detroit 7 (313) 823-5799
Pathways Academy 7-12 140 28 Detroit 7 (313) 209-3803
AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School K-12 426 15.7 Southfield 7 (248) 569-2988
Macomb Montessori Academy PK-8 255 15.9 Warren 7 (586) 359-2138
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy K-3 91 14.7 Detroit 7 (586) 808-6604
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy K-8 707 16.5 Detroit 7 (313) 371-1300
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence K-8 520 16.2 Southfield 8 (248) 569-1060
Detroit Community Schools Elementary PK-8 366 16.4 Detroit 8 (313) 537-3570
Detroit Community Schools High School 9-12 299 14.8 Detroit 8 (313) 537-3570
Warrendale Charter Academy K-8 680 16 Detroit 8 (313) 240-4200
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Lorraine PK-6 181 9.1 Warren 8 (586) 920-2163
Eaton Academy K-8 332 14.4 Eastpointe 8 (586) 777-1519
Infinity Institute of Learning Riverbend 4-12 12 Detroit 8 (404) 218-4206
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus PK-8 847 17.1 Detroit 8 (313) 541-7619
Detroit Merit Charter Academy K-8 719 18.5 Detroit 8 (313) 331-3328
Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School 7-12 560 21.5 Warren 8 (586) 777-5792
Old Redford Academy Middle School 5-8 241 21.9 Detroit 8 (313) 880-1807
Frontier International Academy Elementary K-8 395 28.2 Warren 8 (586) 354-2044
Old Redford Academy Elementary PK-4 265 18.9 Detroit 8 (313) 532-7510
Chandler Park Academy Middle School 6-8 514 18 Harper Woods 8 (248) 905-5030
Chandler Park Academy Elementary PK-5 817 20.9 Harper Woods 8 (313) 884-8830
The Dearborn Academy PK-8 518 16.2 Dearborn 8 (313) 982-1300
Chandler Park Academy High School 9-12 688 18.6 Harper Woods 8 (313) 499-3010
Detroit Leadership Academy High School 7-12 271 16.6 Detroit 9 (313) 769-2015
Clara B Ford Academy SDA 5-12 58 6.6 Dearborn Heights 9 (313) 436-0020
Vista Meadows Academy K-12 86 16.5 Dearborn Heights 9 (313) 240-4347
MadisonCarver Academy K-8 343 31.2 Detroit 9 (313) 522-7602
Detroit Leadership Academy K8 PK-8 486 16.8 Detroit 9 (313) 242-1500
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods K-8 603 18.3 Harper Woods 9 (616) 916-7590
David Ellis Academy PK PK-K 0 Detroit 9 (313) 927-5395
Weston Preparatory Academy K-8 258 21.5 Detroit 9 (313) 387-6038
WashingtonParks Academy K-8 591 42.2 Redford 9 (313) 592-6061
Crescent Academy PK3 PK-3 249 14.2 Southfield 9 (248) 423-4581
Westfield Preparatory High School 7-12 834 17 Redford 9 (313) 778-7990
Laurus Academy K-8 791 18 Southfield 9 (248) 799-8401
Global Heights Academy PK-8 274 17.1 Dearborn Heights 9 (313) 624-3400
Faxon Academy K-8 150 16.7 Southfield 10 (248) 301-9909

Showing the 120 nearest of 156. 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 Highland Park?

4 public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory are in Highland Park, and 156 more are within 15 miles. Barber Elementary School, George Washington Carver Elementary School, George Washington Carver Middle School, Covenant School Spectrum.

Do charter schools in Highland Park 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 Highland Park 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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