An equity score of 69/100 ranks Macdowell Preparatory Academy #89 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,910 per pupil, Macdowell Preparatory Academy ranks #437 of 812 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 $13,910 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 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 69/100, ranked #89 of 702 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 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Macdowell Preparatory Academy reports 97.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $13,910 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #89 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 69/100, ranking #89 out of 702 districts in Michigan.