DeTour Area Schools

Public school district · Chippewa County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2611970

DeTour Area Schools spent $61,097 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 2 schools enrolled 98 students in 2024-25; 17.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $112,604 per student, up 84.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to DeTour Area Schools in enrollment (88 to 98 students) and DeTour Area Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to DeTour Area Schools, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Moran Township $20,618; Vanderbilt Area Schools $18,714; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Moran Township$20,618Vanderbilt Area Schools$18,714Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education …$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Mi…$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to DeTour Area Schools, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Moran Township $20,618; Vanderbilt Area Schools $18,714; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Moran Township$20,618Vanderbilt Area Schools$18,714Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Acade…$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to DeTour Area Schools, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Moran Township $20,618; Vanderbilt Area Schools $18,714; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.040k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Moran Township$20,618Vanderbilt Area Schools$18,714Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Academy$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to DeTour Area Schools, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Moran Township $20,618; Vanderbilt Area Schools $18,714; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.040k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Moran Township$20,618Vanderbilt Area Schools$18,714Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Academy$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$5,870,000 in revenue: 17.6% state, 76.8% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $96,000 of capital outlay was $6,244,000, or $67,140 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

DeTour Area Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,036,000; Local $4,506,000; Federal $328,000; total $5,870,000.
  • State$1,036,000 18%
  • Local$4,506,000 77%
  • Federal$328,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

93 students in 2022-23, 91 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

DeTour Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 93, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 9802550751002022-23932023-24912024-2598
DeTour Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 93, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 9802550751002022-23932023-24912024-2598
DeTour Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 93, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 9802550751002022-23932023-24912024-2598
DeTour Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 93, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 9802550751002022-23932023-24912024-2598

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23939.79.6
2023-24918.710.4
2024-259810.79.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in DeTour Area Schools scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 14-64% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts36-86%44%21
Math14-64%34%21

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 13 students in DeTour Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate50% or more81.8%
Students in the class13115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 53 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Drummond Island Elementary School5310.060.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 45 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DeTour High School458.333.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact DeTour Area Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about DeTour Area Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentDeTour Area Schools ranks 2 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($61,097).#2 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganDeTour Area Schools is the number 825 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 93 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#825 of 892
  3. Innocademy Allegan CampusThe next larger Michigan district: 94 students in fall 2022, $11,298 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,298
  4. WAY Academy - FlintThe next smaller Michigan district: 92 students in fall 2022, $16,174 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,174
  5. Compare DeTour Area Schools with Innocademy Allegan CampusEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. DeTour High School, its largest high school45 students in 2024-25, 8.3 per teacher.45
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about DeTour Area Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in DeTour Area Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 98 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does DeTour Area Schools spend per student?
    $61,097 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $112,604 per student, up 84.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does DeTour Area Schools' money come from?
    $5,870,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 17.6% state, 76.8% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in DeTour Area Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 19 of the 170 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in DeTour Area Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in DeTour Area Schools scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 14-64% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in DeTour Area Schools?
    50% or more of the 13 students in DeTour Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is DeTour Area Schools' NCES district ID?
    2611970. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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