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Detroit, Michigan - 1 schools
At $12,248 per pupil, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School ranks #503 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
154
Total Enrollment
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$12,248
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School operates 1 public schools serving 154 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 $12,248 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 9.8% local, 79.2% state, and 11.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 172:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.7% African American, 26.7% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School accounts for 100.0% of all The James and Grace Lee Boggs School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The James and Grace Lee Boggs School a distant remainder — means The James and Grace Lee Boggs School-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.
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School reports 57.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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 James and Grace Lee Boggs School student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to The James and Grace Lee Boggs School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in The James and Grace Lee Boggs School?
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 154 students.
How much does The James and Grace Lee Boggs School spend per student?
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School spends $12,248 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The James and Grace Lee Boggs School?
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School students are 58.7% African American, 26.7% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.