Detroit Premier Academy

Public school district · Wayne County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600307

Detroit Premier Academy spent $12,890 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 706 students in 2024-25; 76.2% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Detroit Premier Academy in enrollment (709 to 717 students) and Detroit Premier Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Detroit Premier Academy, FY23Glen Lake Community Schools $23,667; Crescent Academy $17,324; Brown City Community Schools $15,536; Addison Community Schools $14,794; Marlette Community Schools $14,376; Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools $13,333; Burton Glen Charter Academy $13,124; Warrendale Charter Academy $13,069; Detroit Premier Academy $12,890; Uplift Michigan Online School $10,168; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kGlen Lake Community Schools$23,667Crescent Academy$17,324Brown City Community Schools$15,536Addison Community Schools$14,794Marlette Community Schools$14,376Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Sch…$13,333Burton Glen Charter Academy$13,124Warrendale Charter Academy$13,069Detroit Premier Academy$12,890Uplift Michigan Online School$10,168State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Detroit Premier Academy, FY23Glen Lake Community Schools $23,667; Crescent Academy $17,324; Brown City Community Schools $15,536; Addison Community Schools $14,794; Marlette Community Schools $14,376; Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools $13,333; Burton Glen Charter Academy $13,124; Warrendale Charter Academy $13,069; Detroit Premier Academy $12,890; Uplift Michigan Online School $10,168; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kGlen Lake Community Schools$23,667Crescent Academy$17,324Brown City Community Schools$15,536Addison Community Schools$14,794Marlette Community Schools$14,376Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools$13,333Burton Glen Charter Academy$13,124Warrendale Charter Academy$13,069Detroit Premier Academy$12,890Uplift Michigan Online School$10,168State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Detroit Premier Academy, FY23Glen Lake Community Schools $23,667; Crescent Academy $17,324; Brown City Community Schools $15,536; Addison Community Schools $14,794; Marlette Community Schools $14,376; Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools $13,333; Burton Glen Charter Academy $13,124; Warrendale Charter Academy $13,069; Detroit Premier Academy $12,890; Uplift Michigan Online School $10,168; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kGlen Lake Community Schools$23,667Crescent Academy$17,324Brown City Community Schools$15,536Addison Community Schools$14,794Marlette Community Schools$14,376Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools$13,333Burton Glen Charter Academy$13,124Warrendale Charter Academy$13,069Detroit Premier Academy$12,890Uplift Michigan Online School$10,168State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Detroit Premier Academy, FY23Glen Lake Community Schools $23,667; Crescent Academy $17,324; Brown City Community Schools $15,536; Addison Community Schools $14,794; Marlette Community Schools $14,376; Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools $13,333; Burton Glen Charter Academy $13,124; Warrendale Charter Academy $13,069; Detroit Premier Academy $12,890; Uplift Michigan Online School $10,168; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kGlen Lake Community Schools$23,667Crescent Academy$17,324Brown City Community Schools$15,536Addison Community Schools$14,794Marlette Community Schools$14,376Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools$13,333Burton Glen Charter Academy$13,124Warrendale Charter Academy$13,069Detroit Premier Academy$12,890Uplift Michigan Online School$10,168State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$9,406,000 in revenue: 76.2% state, 3.1% local and 20.7% federal. Total spending was $9,781,000, or $13,680 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Detroit Premier Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,172,000; Local $288,000; Federal $1,946,000; total $9,406,000.
  • State$7,172,000 76%
  • Local$288,000 3%
  • Federal$1,946,000 21%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

715 students in 2022-23, 703 students in 2023-24, 706 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Detroit Premier Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237152023-247032024-25706
Detroit Premier Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237152023-247032024-25706
Detroit Premier Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237152023-247032024-25706
Detroit Premier Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 703, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237152023-247032024-25706

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371540.017.9
2023-2470332.121.9
2024-2570643.616.2

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 Detroit Premier Academy scored proficient or above: 20-25% in reading and 10-16% 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 arts20-25%44%415
Math10-16%34%414

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.

1 elementary school, 706 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Detroit Premier Academy70616.287.5%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.

Contact Detroit Premier Academy

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 Detroit Premier Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentDetroit Premier Academy ranks 321 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,890).#321 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganDetroit Premier Academy is the number 473 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 715 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#473 of 892
  3. Marlette Community SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 716 students in fall 2022, $14,376 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,376
  4. Glen Lake Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 711 students in fall 2022, $23,667 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,667
  5. Compare Detroit Premier Academy with Marlette Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Detroit Premier Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Detroit Premier Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 706 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Detroit Premier Academy spend per student?
    $12,890 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.
  3. Where does Detroit Premier Academy's money come from?
    $9,406,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.2% state, 3.1% local and 20.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Detroit Premier Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Detroit Premier Academy scored proficient or above: 20-25% in reading and 10-16% 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.
  5. What is Detroit Premier Academy's NCES district ID?
    2600307. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: 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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