An equity score of 43/100 ranks Tipton Academy #464 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,736 per pupil, Tipton Academy ranks #709 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Tipton Academy operates 2 public schools serving 489 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $11,736 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 3.4% local, 68.7% state, and 27.9% 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 43/100, ranked #464 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 86.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% African American, 35.3% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tipton Academy Pk3, enrolling 301 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Tipton Academy Pk3 accounts for 54.1% of all Tipton Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tipton Academy a distant remainder — means Tipton 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.
Tipton Academy reports 70.6% 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.
Tipton Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 86.4% — 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.
Tipton Academy has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 489 students.
How much does Tipton Academy spend per student?
Tipton Academy spends $11,736 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #464 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Tipton Academy?
Tipton Academy students are 55.5% African American, 35.3% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tipton Academy?
Tipton Academy has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #464 out of 702 districts in Michigan.