An equity score of 64/100 ranks Center Line Preparatory Academy #142 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $38,970 per pupil, Center Line Preparatory Academy ranks #10 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Center Line Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 774 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $38,970 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.1% local, 59.6% state, and 14.3% 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 64/100, ranked #142 of 702 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 1043:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% African American, 3.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Center Line Preparatory Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Center Line Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Center Line Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Center Line Preparatory 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.
Center Line Preparatory Academy reports 88.2% 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.
Center Line Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 1043:1 — 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.
Center Line Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 44.6% — 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 Center Line Preparatory Academy'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 Center Line Preparatory Academy?
Center Line Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 774 students.
How much does Center Line Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Center Line Preparatory Academy spends $38,970 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #142 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Center Line Preparatory Academy?
Center Line Preparatory Academy students are 81.5% African American, 3.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Center Line Preparatory Academy?
Center Line Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #142 out of 702 districts in Michigan.