An equity score of 59/100 ranks Distinctive College Prep. #204 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,432 per pupil, Distinctive College Prep. ranks #370 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
841
Total Enrollment
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$14,432
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School Types
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 $14,432 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 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 59/100, ranked #204 of 702 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Distinctive College Prep. reports 88.8% 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.
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 $14,432 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #204 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 59/100, ranking #204 out of 702 districts in Michigan.