Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts

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Detroit, Michigan - 2 schools

285
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts operates 2 public schools serving 285 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle 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.

The funding mix is 0.9% local, 63.7% state, and 35.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 44.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.

Its largest campus is Marvin L Winans Academy Elementary, enrolling 195 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).

Marvin L Winans Academy Elementary accounts for 68.4% of all Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts a distant remainder — means Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts reports 93.0% 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 44.4% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

35.4%
Federal
63.7%
State
0.9%
Local

Programs & Resources

44.4%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts

School Enrollment
Marvin L Winans Academy Elementary
Charter
195
Marvin L Winans Academy Middle School
Charter
90

How Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Jackson Preparatory & Early College Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Eaton Resa Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Will Carleton Charter School Academy Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Arbor Preparatory High School Similar size No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts?

Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 285 students.