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Harper Woods, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Distinctive College Prep. #269 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,418 per pupil, Distinctive College Prep. ranks #470 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Distinctive College Prep. operates 2 public schools serving 841 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 $12,418 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 1.8% local, 63.3% state, and 34.8% 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 55/100, ranked #269 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.
a 405.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 69.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% African American, 2.1% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Distinctive College Prep Harper Woods accounts for 71.7% of all Distinctive College Prep. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Distinctive College Prep. a distant remainder — means Distinctive College Prep.-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Distinctive College Prep. has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.1% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Distinctive College Prep. student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Distinctive College Prep. chronic absenteeism rate is 69.7% — 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.
How many schools are in Distinctive College Prep.?
Distinctive College Prep. has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 841 students.
How much does Distinctive College Prep. spend per student?
Distinctive College Prep. spends $12,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #269 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Distinctive College Prep.?
Distinctive College Prep. students are 93.6% African American, 2.1% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Distinctive College Prep.?
Distinctive College Prep. has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #269 out of 707 districts in Michigan.