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An equity score of 53/100 ranks Linden Charter Academy #300 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,905 per pupil, Linden Charter Academy ranks #570 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Linden Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 791 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,905 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 0.6% local, 76.2% state, and 23.3% 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 53/100, ranked #300 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.
and 68.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Linden Charter Academy, enrolling 789 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Linden Charter Academy accounts for 99.7% of all Linden Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Linden Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Linden Charter 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.
Linden Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.8% 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.
Linden Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 68.2% — 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.
Linden Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 791 students.
How much does Linden Charter Academy spend per student?
Linden Charter Academy spends $11,905 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #300 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Linden Charter Academy?
Linden Charter Academy students are 82.3% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Linden Charter Academy?
Linden Charter Academy has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #300 out of 707 districts in Michigan.