An equity score of 43/100 ranks Taylor Exemplar Academy #462 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,151 per pupil, Taylor Exemplar Academy ranks #685 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Taylor Exemplar Academy operates 1 public schools serving 695 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 $12,151 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 0.9% local, 85.3% 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. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #462 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 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% African American, 22.4% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Taylor Exemplar Academy, enrolling 660 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Taylor Exemplar Academy accounts for 95.0% of all Taylor Exemplar Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Taylor Exemplar Academy a distant remainder — means Taylor Exemplar 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.
Taylor Exemplar Academy reports 69.5% 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.
Taylor Exemplar Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 51.2% — 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.
Taylor Exemplar Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 695 students.
How much does Taylor Exemplar Academy spend per student?
Taylor Exemplar Academy spends $12,151 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #462 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Taylor Exemplar Academy?
Taylor Exemplar Academy students are 50.9% African American, 22.4% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Taylor Exemplar Academy?
Taylor Exemplar Academy has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #462 out of 702 districts in Michigan.