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Detroit, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks University Preparatory Art & Design #217 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,105 per pupil, University Preparatory Art & Design ranks #698 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,237
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,105
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 $11,105 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 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 58/100, ranked #217 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 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 dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
University Preparatory Art & Design has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.7% 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.
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 $11,105 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #217 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 58/100, ranking #217 out of 707 districts in Michigan.