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Sterling Heights, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Huron Academy #408 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,506 per pupil, Huron Academy ranks #743 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Huron Academy operates 2 public schools serving 644 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,506 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.2% local, 74.3% state, and 17.5% 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 46/100, ranked #408 of 707 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.
a 816:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.3% White, 27.6% African American, 5.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Huron Academy Grades 38, enrolling 408 students (60% of the district's total enrollment).
Huron Academy Grades 38 accounts for 59.9% of all Huron Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Huron Academy a distant remainder — means Huron Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Huron Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.7% 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.
Huron Academy student-counselor ratio is 816:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Huron Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — 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.
Huron Academy has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 644 students.
How much does Huron Academy spend per student?
Huron Academy spends $10,506 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #408 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Huron Academy?
Huron Academy students are 62.3% White, 27.6% African American, 5.8% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Huron Academy?
Huron Academy has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #408 out of 707 districts in Michigan.