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Dearborn Hts, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Crestwood School District #65 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,175 per pupil, Crestwood School District ranks #195 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,767
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,175
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Crestwood School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,767 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 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 $14,175 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.5% local, 70.2% state, and 10.3% 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 72/100, ranked #65 of 707 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 443.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% White, 5.6% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hillcrest Elementary School, with a diversity index of 31.6/100.
Its largest campus is Crestwood High School, enrolling 1,272 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crestwood Accelerated Program, at 30 students, a 42x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Crestwood High School accounts for 33.8% of all Crestwood School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Crestwood School District-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.
Crestwood School District school enrollment varies 42× across entities
Crestwood School District school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 1,272 students (highest), a spread of 1,242 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Crestwood School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.4% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Crestwood School District student-counselor ratio is 444:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Crestwood School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Crestwood School District?
Crestwood School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,767 students.
How much does Crestwood School District spend per student?
Crestwood School District spends $14,175 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #65 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Crestwood School District?
Crestwood School District students are 90.7% White, 5.6% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crestwood School District?
Crestwood School District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #65 out of 707 districts in Michigan.