An equity score of 85/100 ranks The Dearborn Academy #8 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,250 per pupil, The Dearborn Academy ranks #89 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Dearborn Academy operates 1 public schools serving 515 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,250 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.1% local, 58.9% state, and 38.1% 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 85/100, ranked #8 of 702 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.
a 518:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.4% White, 41.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Dearborn Academy, enrolling 518 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Dearborn Academy accounts for 100.0% of all The Dearborn Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Dearborn Academy a distant remainder — means The Dearborn Academy-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.
The Dearborn Academy reports 96.5% 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.
The Dearborn Academy student-counselor ratio is 518:1 — 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.
The Dearborn Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
The Dearborn Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 515 students.
How much does The Dearborn Academy spend per student?
The Dearborn Academy spends $18,250 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #8 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of The Dearborn Academy?
The Dearborn Academy students are 50.4% White, 41.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Dearborn Academy?
The Dearborn Academy has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #8 out of 702 districts in Michigan.