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Troy, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Lighthouse Connections Academy #658 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,761 per pupil, Lighthouse Connections Academy ranks #815 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lighthouse Connections Academy operates 1 public schools serving 2,454 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,761 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 0.0% local, 93.9% state, and 6.0% 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 28/100, ranked #658 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 342.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% White, 22.6% African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lighthouse Connections Academy, enrolling 2,056 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lighthouse Connections Academy accounts for 83.8% of all Lighthouse Connections Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lighthouse Connections Academy a distant remainder — means Lighthouse Connections Academy-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.
Lighthouse Connections Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.6% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Lighthouse Connections Academy student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lighthouse Connections Academy is typically wider than the Lighthouse Connections Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lighthouse Connections Academy'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 Lighthouse Connections Academy?
Lighthouse Connections Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,454 students.
How much does Lighthouse Connections Academy spend per student?
Lighthouse Connections Academy spends $7,761 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #658 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lighthouse Connections Academy?
Lighthouse Connections Academy students are 56.6% White, 22.6% African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lighthouse Connections Academy?
Lighthouse Connections Academy has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #658 out of 707 districts in Michigan.