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Detroit, Michigan - 1 schools
At $25,910 per pupil, Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) ranks #18 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
135
Total Enrollment
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$25,910
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) operates 1 public schools serving 135 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 $25,910 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.7% local, 57.5% state, and 39.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% African American, 8.1% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Capstonewayne Co Juvenile Detention Fac accounts for 91.9% of all Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) a distant remainder — means Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.8% 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.
Comparisons are relative to Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda)'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 Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda)?
Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) spend per student?
Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) spends $25,910 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda)?
Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda) students are 89.5% African American, 8.1% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.