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Dearborn Heights, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Westwood Community School District #105 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,117 per pupil, Westwood Community School District ranks #52 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,491
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,117
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westwood Community School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 $18,117 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.7% local, 37.8% state, and 44.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #105 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.
a 328:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 69.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.5% African American, 20.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westwood Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 56.5/100.
Its largest campus is Thorne Elementary School, enrolling 593 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Westwood North Academy, at 52 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Thorne Elementary School accounts for 39.5% of all Westwood Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westwood Community School District-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.
Westwood Community School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Westwood Community School District school enrollment ranges from 52 students (lowest) to 593 students (highest), a spread of 541 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Westwood Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.0% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Westwood Community School District student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Westwood Community School District is typically wider than the Westwood Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Westwood Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 69.7% — 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 Westwood Community School District'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 Westwood Community School District?
Westwood Community School District has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,491 students.
How much does Westwood Community School District spend per student?
Westwood Community School District spends $18,117 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #105 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Westwood Community School District?
Westwood Community School District students are 71.5% African American, 20.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westwood Community School District?
Westwood Community School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #105 out of 707 districts in Michigan.