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Detroit, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Cesar Chavez Academy #243 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,392 per pupil, Cesar Chavez Academy ranks #655 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,225
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,392
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cesar Chavez Academy operates 4 public schools serving 2,225 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $11,392 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.7% local, 69.7% state, and 26.6% 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 56/100, ranked #243 of 707 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), and 54.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cesar Chavez Middle School, with a diversity index of 13.0/100.
Its largest campus is Cesar Chavez High School, enrolling 730 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Cesar Chavez High School accounts for 31.8% of all Cesar Chavez Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cesar Chavez Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cesar Chavez Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 94.2% 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.
Cesar Chavez Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 54.4% — 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.
Cesar Chavez Academy has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,225 students.
How much does Cesar Chavez Academy spend per student?
Cesar Chavez Academy spends $11,392 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #243 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Cesar Chavez Academy?
Cesar Chavez Academy students are 94.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White, 2.2% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cesar Chavez Academy?
Cesar Chavez Academy has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #243 out of 707 districts in Michigan.