An equity score of 59/100 ranks University Preparatory Art & Design #203 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,324 per pupil, University Preparatory Art & Design ranks #670 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,237
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,324
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
University Preparatory Art & Design operates 2 public schools serving 1,237 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 $12,324 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 0.5% local, 79.4% state, and 20.2% 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 59/100, ranked #203 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 427.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 66.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.5% African American, 0.9% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
University Preparatory Art Design Middlehigh accounts for 68.7% of all University Preparatory Art & Design student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of University Preparatory Art & Design a distant remainder — means University Preparatory Art & Design-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.
University Preparatory Art & Design reports 75.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
University Preparatory Art & Design student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
University Preparatory Art & Design chronic absenteeism rate is 66.8% — 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 University Preparatory Art & Design'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 University Preparatory Art & Design?
University Preparatory Art & Design has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,237 students.
How much does University Preparatory Art & Design spend per student?
University Preparatory Art & Design spends $12,324 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #203 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of University Preparatory Art & Design?
University Preparatory Art & Design students are 98.5% African American, 0.9% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for University Preparatory Art & Design?
University Preparatory Art & Design has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #203 out of 702 districts in Michigan.