Fostering Leadership Academy

Public school district · Wayne County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2601133

Fostering Leadership Academy spent $21,831 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 76 students in 2024-25; 49.8% 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 Fostering Leadership Academy in enrollment (50 to 66 students) and Fostering Leadership Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Fostering Leadership Academy, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton Coun…$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Fostering Leadership Academy, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Fostering Leadership Academy, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Fostering Leadership Academy, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$1,307,000 in revenue: 49.8% state, 45.3% local and 4.9% federal. Total spending was $1,290,000, or $21,864 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Fostering Leadership Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $651,000; Local $592,000; Federal $64,000; total $1,307,000.
  • State$651,000 50%
  • Local$592,000 45%
  • Federal$64,000 5%

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

59 students in 2022-23, 57 students in 2023-24, 76 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fostering Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 59, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 760204060802022-23592023-24572024-2576
Fostering Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 59, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 760204060802022-23592023-24572024-2576
Fostering Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 59, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 760204060802022-23592023-24572024-2576
Fostering Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 59, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 760204060802022-23592023-24572024-2576

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23594.014.8
2023-24575.011.4
2024-25767.010.9

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

1 elementary school, 76 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fostering Leadership Academy7610.990.8%Not Title I

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 Fostering Leadership 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 Fostering Leadership Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentFostering Leadership Academy ranks 32 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,831).#32 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganFostering Leadership Academy is the number 849 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 59 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#849 of 892
  3. Casman Alternative AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 63 students in fall 2022, $11,365 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,365
  4. Mackinac Island Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 58 students in fall 2022, $39,759 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$39,759
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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 Fostering Leadership Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Fostering Leadership Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 76 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fostering Leadership Academy spend per student?
    $21,831 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 Fostering Leadership Academy's money come from?
    $1,307,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.8% state, 45.3% local and 4.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is Fostering Leadership Academy's NCES district ID?
    2601133. 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
  • 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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