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An equity score of 47/100 ranks Macdowell Preparatory Academy #390 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,482 per pupil, Macdowell Preparatory Academy ranks #786 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Macdowell Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 368 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,482 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 1.9% local, 75.1% state, and 23.0% 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 47/100, ranked #390 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 68.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.2% African American, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Macdowell Preparatory Academy, enrolling 362 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Macdowell Preparatory Academy accounts for 98.4% of all Macdowell Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Macdowell Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Macdowell Preparatory 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.
Macdowell Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.6% 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 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.
Macdowell Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 68.5% — 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 Macdowell Preparatory 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 Macdowell Preparatory Academy?
Macdowell Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 368 students.
How much does Macdowell Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Macdowell Preparatory Academy spends $9,482 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #390 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Macdowell Preparatory Academy?
Macdowell Preparatory Academy students are 99.2% African American, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Macdowell Preparatory Academy?
Macdowell Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #390 out of 707 districts in Michigan.