An equity score of 60/100 ranks Metro Charter Academy #192 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,231 per pupil, Metro Charter Academy ranks #678 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Metro Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 559 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 $12,231 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 2.7% local, 80.7% state, and 16.5% 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 60/100, ranked #192 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 70.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.6% African American, 4.0% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Metro Charter Academy, enrolling 421 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Metro Charter Academy accounts for 75.3% of all Metro Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Metro Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Metro Charter Academy-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.
Metro Charter Academy reports 73.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Metro Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 70.5% — 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.
Metro Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 559 students.
How much does Metro Charter Academy spend per student?
Metro Charter Academy spends $12,231 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #192 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Metro Charter Academy?
Metro Charter Academy students are 79.6% African American, 4.0% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Metro Charter Academy?
Metro Charter Academy has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #192 out of 702 districts in Michigan.