An equity score of 55/100 ranks Caniff Liberty Academy #267 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,683 per pupil, Caniff Liberty Academy ranks #476 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Caniff Liberty Academy operates 1 public schools serving 501 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $13,683 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.2% local, 70.4% state, and 27.3% 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 55/100, ranked #267 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 590:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.4% White, 28.6% Asian, 8.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Caniff Liberty Academy, enrolling 590 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Caniff Liberty Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Caniff Liberty Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Caniff Liberty Academy a distant remainder — means Caniff Liberty Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Caniff Liberty Academy reports 99.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Caniff Liberty Academy student-counselor ratio is 590:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Caniff Liberty Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — 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.
Caniff Liberty Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 501 students.
How much does Caniff Liberty Academy spend per student?
Caniff Liberty Academy spends $13,683 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #267 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Caniff Liberty Academy?
Caniff Liberty Academy students are 61.4% White, 28.6% Asian, 8.1% African American, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Caniff Liberty Academy?
Caniff Liberty Academy has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #267 out of 702 districts in Michigan.