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Hamtramck, Michigan - 8 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Hamtramck School District of the City of #12 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,418 per pupil, Hamtramck School District of the City of ranks #89 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,062
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,418
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamtramck School District of the City of operates 8 public schools serving 3,062 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $16,418 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 16.3% local, 63.4% state, and 20.4% 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 85/100, ranked #12 of 707 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 289:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 57.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.5% White, 29.1% Asian, 13.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Horizon High School, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hamtramck High School, enrolling 926 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Horizon High School, at 125 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hamtramck High School accounts for 30.2% of all Hamtramck School District of the City of student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hamtramck School District of the City of-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hamtramck School District of the City of school enrollment varies 7.4× across entities
Hamtramck School District of the City of school enrollment ranges from 125 students (lowest) to 926 students (highest), a spread of 801 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hamtramck School District of the City of has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Hamtramck School District of the City of student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Hamtramck School District of the City of is typically wider than the Hamtramck School District of the City of-aggregate figure suggests.
Hamtramck School District of the City of chronic absenteeism rate is 57.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Hamtramck School District of the City of'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 Hamtramck School District of the City of?
Hamtramck School District of the City of has 8 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,062 students.
How much does Hamtramck School District of the City of spend per student?
Hamtramck School District of the City of spends $16,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Hamtramck School District of the City of?
Hamtramck School District of the City of students are 56.5% White, 29.1% Asian, 13.1% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamtramck School District of the City of?
Hamtramck School District of the City of has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 out of 707 districts in Michigan.