An equity score of 58/100 ranks Walton Charter Academy #220 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,419 per pupil, Walton Charter Academy ranks #523 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Walton Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 809 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,419 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 2.0% local, 80.0% state, and 18.1% 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 58/100, ranked #220 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.
and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.8% Hispanic or Latino, 25.4% African American, 4.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Walton Charter Academy, enrolling 763 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Walton Charter Academy accounts for 94.3% of all Walton Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Walton Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Walton Charter Academy-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.
Walton Charter Academy reports 89.4% 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.
Walton Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 56.5% — 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.
Walton Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 809 students.
How much does Walton Charter Academy spend per student?
Walton Charter Academy spends $13,419 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #220 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Walton Charter Academy?
Walton Charter Academy students are 59.8% Hispanic or Latino, 25.4% African American, 4.3% White, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Walton Charter Academy?
Walton Charter Academy has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #220 out of 702 districts in Michigan.