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Melvindale, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Academy for Business and Technology #23 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,068 per pupil, Academy for Business and Technology ranks #345 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
495
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,068
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy for Business and Technology operates 2 public schools serving 495 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,068 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.4% local, 65.2% state, and 30.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 79/100, ranked #23 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 243.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 75.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.4% African American, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White across the district's schools.
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary accounts for 51.7% of all Academy for Business and Technology student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy for Business and Technology a distant remainder — means Academy for Business and Technology-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Academy for Business and Technology has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Academy for Business and Technology student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Academy for Business and Technology chronic absenteeism rate is 75.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Academy for Business and Technology's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academy for Business and Technology?
Academy for Business and Technology has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 495 students.
How much does Academy for Business and Technology spend per student?
Academy for Business and Technology spends $13,068 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #23 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Academy for Business and Technology?
Academy for Business and Technology students are 80.4% African American, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy for Business and Technology?
Academy for Business and Technology has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #23 out of 707 districts in Michigan.