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Dearborn Heights, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Star International Academy #514 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,061 per pupil, Star International Academy ranks #703 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,928
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,061
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Star International Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,928 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $11,061 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 3.1% local, 69.5% state, and 27.3% 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 39/100, ranked #514 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 576:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 3.4% Asian, 2.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Star International Academy, enrolling 1,728 students (82% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Star International Academy, at 370 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Star International Academy accounts for 82.4% of all Star International Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Star International Academy a distant remainder — means Star International Academy-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.
Star International Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Star International Academy student-counselor ratio is 576:1 — 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.
Star International Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Star International Academy is typically wider than the Star International Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Star International Academy?
Star International Academy has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,928 students.
How much does Star International Academy spend per student?
Star International Academy spends $11,061 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #514 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Star International Academy?
Star International Academy students are 92.9% White, 3.4% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Star International Academy?
Star International Academy has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #514 out of 707 districts in Michigan.