Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Taylor, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Taylor Preparatory High School #171 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,075 per pupil, Taylor Preparatory High School ranks #535 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
464
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,075
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Taylor Preparatory High School operates 1 public schools serving 464 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $12,075 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 4.9% local, 78.2% state, and 16.9% 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 62/100, ranked #171 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), and 74.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.2% African American, 25.4% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Taylor Preparatory High School accounts for 87.3% of all Taylor Preparatory High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Taylor Preparatory High School a distant remainder — means Taylor Preparatory High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Taylor Preparatory High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Taylor Preparatory High School chronic absenteeism rate is 74.6% — 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 Taylor Preparatory High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in Michigan
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in Taylor Preparatory High School?
Taylor Preparatory High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 464 students.
How much does Taylor Preparatory High School spend per student?
Taylor Preparatory High School spends $12,075 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #171 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Taylor Preparatory High School?
Taylor Preparatory High School students are 47.2% African American, 25.4% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Taylor Preparatory High School?
Taylor Preparatory High School has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #171 out of 707 districts in Michigan.