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Pontiac, Michigan - 1 schools
At $12,815 per pupil, Great Lakes Academy ranks #400 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
183
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,815
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Great Lakes Academy operates 1 public schools serving 183 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,815 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.2% local, 72.8% state, and 20.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% African American, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Great Lakes Academy, enrolling 162 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Great Lakes Academy accounts for 88.5% of all Great Lakes Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great Lakes Academy a distant remainder — means Great Lakes Academy-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.
Great Lakes Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.5% 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.
Great Lakes Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 183 students.
How much does Great Lakes Academy spend per student?
Great Lakes Academy spends $12,815 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Great Lakes Academy?
Great Lakes Academy students are 81.5% African American, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.