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Detroit, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Covenant House Academy Detroit #311 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,409 per pupil, Covenant House Academy Detroit ranks #471 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
565
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,409
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Covenant House Academy Detroit operates 4 public schools serving 565 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 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 $12,409 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 5.3% local, 73.8% state, and 20.9% 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 52/100, ranked #311 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.
a 191.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 92.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.6% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Covenant House Academy Detroit Southwest Site, with a diversity index of 58.9/100.
Covenant House Academy Detroit Central Site accounts for 35.9% of all Covenant House Academy Detroit student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Covenant House Academy Detroit-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.
Covenant House Academy Detroit school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Covenant House Academy Detroit school enrollment ranges from 93 students (lowest) to 240 students (highest), a spread of 147 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Covenant House Academy Detroit has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.0% 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.
Covenant House Academy Detroit student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — 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.
Covenant House Academy Detroit chronic absenteeism rate is 92.5% — 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 Covenant House Academy Detroit'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 Covenant House Academy Detroit?
Covenant House Academy Detroit has 4 schools, including 3 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 565 students.
How much does Covenant House Academy Detroit spend per student?
Covenant House Academy Detroit spends $12,409 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #311 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Covenant House Academy Detroit?
Covenant House Academy Detroit students are 78.6% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Covenant House Academy Detroit?
Covenant House Academy Detroit has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #311 out of 707 districts in Michigan.