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An equity score of 47/100 ranks Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy #389 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,529 per pupil, Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy ranks #636 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy operates 1 public schools serving 380 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,529 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 1.3% local, 86.5% state, and 12.2% 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 #389 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.
. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% African American, 20.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy accounts for 61.6% of all Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy a distant remainder — means Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center 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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.5% 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.
Comparisons are relative to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 380 students.
How much does Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy spend per student?
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy spends $11,529 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #389 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy students are 78.2% African American, 20.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #389 out of 707 districts in Michigan.