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Detroit, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Frontier International Academy #346 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,670 per pupil, Frontier International Academy ranks #615 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
921
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,670
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Frontier International Academy operates 2 public schools serving 921 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 $11,670 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 1.3% local, 69.2% state, and 29.6% 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 50/100, ranked #346 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 368.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.8% Asian, 44.5% White, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Frontier International Academy accounts for 65.1% of all Frontier International Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Frontier International Academy a distant remainder — means Frontier International Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Frontier International Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.2% 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.
Frontier International Academy student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
Frontier International Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Frontier International 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 Frontier International Academy?
Frontier International Academy has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 921 students.
How much does Frontier International Academy spend per student?
Frontier International Academy spends $11,670 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #346 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Frontier International Academy?
Frontier International Academy students are 52.8% Asian, 44.5% White, 1.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frontier International Academy?
Frontier International Academy has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #346 out of 707 districts in Michigan.