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Taylor, Michigan - 12 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Taylor School District #117 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,413 per pupil, Taylor School District ranks #90 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,419
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$16,413
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Taylor School District operates 12 public schools serving 5,419 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $16,413 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.7% local, 50.0% state, and 23.3% 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 66/100, ranked #117 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 331.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 70.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.0% White, 33.3% African American, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert J West Middle School, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
Its largest campus is Taylor High School, enrolling 1,371 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eureka Heights Elementary School, at 227 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Taylor High School accounts for 24.7% of all Taylor School District student enrollment
That concentration means Taylor School District-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 School District school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities
Taylor School District school enrollment ranges from 227 students (lowest) to 1,371 students (highest), a spread of 1,144 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Taylor School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.1% 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.
Taylor School District student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Taylor School District is typically wider than the Taylor School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Taylor School District chronic absenteeism rate is 70.1% — 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 School District has 12 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 5,419 students.
How much does Taylor School District spend per student?
Taylor School District spends $16,413 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #117 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Taylor School District?
Taylor School District students are 47.0% White, 33.3% African American, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Taylor School District?
Taylor School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #117 out of 707 districts in Michigan.