Universal Academy
A public school district in Detroit, Michigan, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 695
- Students enrolled
- 40.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 87.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,971
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 695 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,311th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 477th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 47% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,971 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 9% 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
Universal Academy spent $10,971 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,089 in fiscal year 2005
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 | $10,971 | $7.7 million | 700 |
| FY2022 | $9,978 | $6.8 million | 678 |
| FY2021 | $9,675 | $6.6 million | 686 |
| FY2020 | $8,905 | $6.0 million | 675 |
| FY2019 | $8,536 | $6.2 million | 728 |
| FY2018 | $8,273 | $5.7 million | 692 |
| FY2017 | $8,120 | $5.8 million | 716 |
| FY2016 | $7,131 | $5.2 million | 732 |
| FY2015 | $8,250 | $5.3 million | 648 |
| FY2014 | $8,923 | $5.4 million | 601 |
| FY2013 | $8,823 | $5.3 million | 599 |
| FY2012 | $8,749 | $4.8 million | 553 |
| FY2011 | $9,622 | $4.7 million | 487 |
| FY2010 | $9,075 | $4.6 million | 505 |
| FY2009 | $9,322 | $4.2 million | 450 |
| FY2008 | $8,030 | $4.0 million | 493 |
| FY2007 | $6,874 | $3.0 million | 443 |
| FY2006 | $7,865 | $2.7 million | 347 |
| FY2005 | $7,089 | $1.9 million | 270 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.3 million | 29.3% |
| State | $7.4 million | 65.0% |
| Local | $646.0 thousand | 5.7% |
| Total | $11.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Universal Academy | 695 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2600237
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 2005 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 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved