An equity score of 49/100 ranks Highland Park Public School Academy System #361 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,621 per pupil, Highland Park Public School Academy System ranks #486 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Highland Park Public School Academy System operates 1 public schools serving 280 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $13,621 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.0% local, 70.9% state, and 18.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #361 of 702 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.
and 77.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.6% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Barber Elementary School, enrolling 362 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Barber Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Highland Park Public School Academy System student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Highland Park Public School Academy System a distant remainder — means Highland Park Public School Academy System-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Highland Park Public School Academy System reports 94.3% 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.
Highland Park Public School Academy System chronic absenteeism rate is 77.1% — 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 Highland Park Public School Academy System'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 Highland Park Public School Academy System?
Highland Park Public School Academy System has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 280 students.
How much does Highland Park Public School Academy System spend per student?
Highland Park Public School Academy System spends $13,621 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #361 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Highland Park Public School Academy System?
Highland Park Public School Academy System students are 95.6% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highland Park Public School Academy System?
Highland Park Public School Academy System has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #361 out of 702 districts in Michigan.