An equity score of 73/100 ranks Hope Academy of West Michigan #54 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,655 per pupil, Hope Academy of West Michigan ranks #483 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hope Academy of West Michigan operates 1 public schools serving 359 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,655 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 12.3% local, 76.3% state, and 11.3% 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 73/100, ranked #54 of 702 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.
and 53.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% African American, 0.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hope Academy of West Michigan, enrolling 284 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Hope Academy of West Michigan accounts for 79.1% of all Hope Academy of West Michigan student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hope Academy of West Michigan a distant remainder — means Hope Academy of West Michigan-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.
Hope Academy of West Michigan reports 95.0% 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.
Hope Academy of West Michigan chronic absenteeism rate is 53.9% — 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 Hope Academy of West Michigan'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 Hope Academy of West Michigan?
Hope Academy of West Michigan has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 359 students.
How much does Hope Academy of West Michigan spend per student?
Hope Academy of West Michigan spends $13,655 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #54 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Hope Academy of West Michigan?
Hope Academy of West Michigan students are 84.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% African American, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hope Academy of West Michigan?
Hope Academy of West Michigan has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #54 out of 702 districts in Michigan.