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Dearborn, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Henry Ford Academy #580 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,276 per pupil, Henry Ford Academy ranks #675 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$11,276
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Henry Ford Academy operates 1 public schools serving 497 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $11,276 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 1.9% local, 85.5% state, and 12.6% 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 35/100, ranked #580 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 238:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.2% African American, 26.3% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Henry Ford Academy, enrolling 476 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Henry Ford Academy accounts for 95.8% of all Henry Ford Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Henry Ford Academy a distant remainder — means Henry Ford Academy-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.
Henry Ford Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.4% 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 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.
Henry Ford Academy student-counselor ratio is 238:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Henry Ford Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 40.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Henry Ford Academy has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 497 students.
How much does Henry Ford Academy spend per student?
Henry Ford Academy spends $11,276 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #580 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Henry Ford Academy?
Henry Ford Academy students are 49.2% African American, 26.3% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Henry Ford Academy?
Henry Ford Academy has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #580 out of 707 districts in Michigan.