MacDowell Preparatory Academy
A public school district in Detroit, Michigan, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 364
- Students enrolled
- 22
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 48.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,910
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 364 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,569th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 646th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 29% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,910 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
MacDowell Preparatory Academy spent $13,910 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,977 in fiscal year 2013
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,910 | $5.1 million | 368 |
| FY2022 | $9,482 | $3.1 million | 330 |
| FY2021 | $9,535 | $3.4 million | 361 |
| FY2020 | $9,871 | $3.8 million | 381 |
| FY2019 | $9,066 | $3.3 million | 366 |
| FY2018 | $9,122 | $3.1 million | 343 |
| FY2017 | $8,594 | $2.8 million | 325 |
| FY2016 | $9,177 | $3.3 million | 356 |
| FY2015 | $9,429 | $3.8 million | 406 |
| FY2014 | $9,989 | $3.7 million | 372 |
| FY2013 | $6,977 | $3.6 million | 513 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.4 million | 25.9% |
| State | $3.8 million | 71.0% |
| Local | $163.0 thousand | 3.1% |
| Total | $5.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| MacDowell Preparatory Academy | 362 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 2601033
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2013 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2013 to 2023.
Data retrieved