An equity score of 44/100 ranks Detroit Service Learning Academy #432 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,685 per pupil, Detroit Service Learning Academy ranks #632 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,408
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$12,685
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Detroit Service Learning Academy operates 3 public schools serving 1,408 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 $12,685 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.3% local, 62.7% state, and 33.0% 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 44/100, ranked #432 of 702 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 434.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.5% African American, 0.1% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Redford Service Learning Academy Campus, with a diversity index of 1.8/100.
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus accounts for 56.3% of all Detroit Service Learning Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Detroit Service Learning Academy a distant remainder — means Detroit Service Learning Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Detroit Service Learning Academy school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Detroit Service Learning Academy school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 847 students (highest), a spread of 635 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.
Detroit Service Learning Academy reports 96.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Detroit Service Learning Academy student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — 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.
Detroit Service Learning Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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 Detroit Service Learning 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 Detroit Service Learning Academy?
Detroit Service Learning Academy has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,408 students.
How much does Detroit Service Learning Academy spend per student?
Detroit Service Learning Academy spends $12,685 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Detroit Service Learning Academy?
Detroit Service Learning Academy students are 99.5% African American, 0.1% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Detroit Service Learning Academy?
Detroit Service Learning Academy has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 out of 702 districts in Michigan.