At $15,426 per pupil, Great Lakes Academy ranks #230 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
183
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$15,426
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 $15,426 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 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 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.
Great Lakes Academy reports 88.5% 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.
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 $15,426 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.