Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School (short form: "Detroit DePorres", "DePorres", or "DP") was a co-educational

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in Detroit, Michigan and belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. St. Martin de Porres was a member of the

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(MHSAA) and competed athletically in the

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(CHSL).

School demographics

St. Martin de Porres was co-educational and had an enrollment 275 students in 2005. The student body was 100% African-American in 2005. There were an average of 24.8 classroom teachers and the student-teacher ratio was 11.08 in 2005.

Athletic accomplishments

St. Martin de Porres holds the MHSAA state record for the most state titles in boys

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with fifteen (as of 2015). The Eagles have the most

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state titles on any CHSL school with twelve (as of 2015). St. Martin de Porres has won seven state championships in boys basketball. Eagle teams have won three girls track state championships. The girls also have won two basketball state championships.

Notable alumni

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References

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