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Cedar Springs, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Creative Technologies Academy #333 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,487 per pupil, Creative Technologies Academy ranks #646 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Creative Technologies Academy operates 1 public schools serving 323 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,487 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 10.7% local, 75.1% 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 51/100, ranked #333 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 302:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 53.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Creative Technologies Academy, enrolling 302 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Creative Technologies Academy accounts for 93.5% of all Creative Technologies Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Creative Technologies Academy a distant remainder — means Creative Technologies Academy-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.
Creative Technologies Academy student-counselor ratio is 302:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Creative Technologies Academy is typically wider than the Creative Technologies Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Creative Technologies Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 53.0% — 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 Creative Technologies 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 Creative Technologies Academy?
Creative Technologies Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 323 students.
How much does Creative Technologies Academy spend per student?
Creative Technologies Academy spends $11,487 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #333 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Creative Technologies Academy?
Creative Technologies Academy students are 89.4% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Creative Technologies Academy?
Creative Technologies Academy has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #333 out of 707 districts in Michigan.