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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Wellspring Preparatory High School #91 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,141 per pupil, Wellspring Preparatory High School ranks #336 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wellspring Preparatory High School operates 1 public schools serving 307 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,141 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.8% local, 70.4% state, and 13.7% 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 69/100, ranked #91 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), and 84.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.4% African American, 21.0% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Wellspring Preparatory High School accounts for 87.0% of all Wellspring Preparatory High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wellspring Preparatory High School a distant remainder — means Wellspring Preparatory High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Wellspring Preparatory High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Wellspring Preparatory High School chronic absenteeism rate is 84.3% — 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 Wellspring Preparatory High 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 Wellspring Preparatory High School?
Wellspring Preparatory High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 307 students.
How much does Wellspring Preparatory High School spend per student?
Wellspring Preparatory High School spends $13,141 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #91 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Wellspring Preparatory High School?
Wellspring Preparatory High School students are 43.4% African American, 21.0% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wellspring Preparatory High School?
Wellspring Preparatory High School has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #91 out of 707 districts in Michigan.