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Pontiac, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Pontiac Academy for Excellence #276 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,468 per pupil, Pontiac Academy for Excellence ranks #648 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pontiac Academy for Excellence operates 1 public schools serving 551 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,468 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 6.0% local, 64.6% state, and 29.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #276 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.
a 553:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 85.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.6% African American, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence accounts for 100.0% of all Pontiac Academy for Excellence student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pontiac Academy for Excellence a distant remainder — means Pontiac Academy for Excellence-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.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.3% 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.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence student-counselor ratio is 553:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted 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.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence chronic absenteeism rate is 85.2% — 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 Pontiac Academy for Excellence'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 Pontiac Academy for Excellence?
Pontiac Academy for Excellence has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 551 students.
How much does Pontiac Academy for Excellence spend per student?
Pontiac Academy for Excellence spends $11,468 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #276 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Pontiac Academy for Excellence?
Pontiac Academy for Excellence students are 65.6% African American, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pontiac Academy for Excellence?
Pontiac Academy for Excellence has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #276 out of 707 districts in Michigan.