Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College

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Highland Park, Michigan - 1 schools

93
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College operates 1 public schools serving 93 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.

The funding mix is 4.6% local, 81.6% state, and 13.7% 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 8.6% 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 Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College, enrolling 93 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College accounts for 100.0% of all Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College a distant remainder — means Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College reports 92.5% 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

Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

13.7%
Federal
81.6%
State
4.6%
Local

Programs & Resources

8.6%
Chronically Absent

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

Schools in Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College

School Enrollment
Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College
Charter
93

How Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Detour Area Schools Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Way Academy - Flint Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Innocademy Allegan Campus Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Alba Public Schools Similar size No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College'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 Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College?

Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 93 students.