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An equity score of 75/100 ranks Hope Academy of West Michigan #50 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,620 per pupil, Hope Academy of West Michigan ranks #441 of 821 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 $12,620 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 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 75/100, ranked #50 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.
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 dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Hope Academy of West Michigan has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
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 $12,620 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #50 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 75/100, ranking #50 out of 707 districts in Michigan.