An equity score of 52/100 ranks Quest Charter Academy #303 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,130 per pupil, Quest Charter Academy ranks #687 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Quest Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 762 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 $12,130 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 0.1% local, 82.9% state, and 17.1% 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 52/100, ranked #303 of 702 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.
and 57.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.2% African American, 24.3% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Quest Charter Academy, enrolling 683 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Quest Charter Academy accounts for 89.6% of all Quest Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Quest Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Quest Charter 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.
Quest Charter Academy reports 75.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Quest Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 57.4% — 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.
Quest Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 762 students.
How much does Quest Charter Academy spend per student?
Quest Charter Academy spends $12,130 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #303 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Quest Charter Academy?
Quest Charter Academy students are 51.2% African American, 24.3% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Quest Charter Academy?
Quest Charter Academy has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #303 out of 702 districts in Michigan.