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W-A-Y Academy
A public school district in Detroit, Michigan, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 211
- Students enrolled
- 5.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 19.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,759
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 211 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,706th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 752nd of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 17% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,759 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
W-A-Y Academy spent $13,690 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,803 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,690 | $2.7 million | 200 |
| FY2023 | $15,759 | $3.1 million | 195 |
| FY2022 | $15,484 | $3.4 million | 217 |
| FY2021 | $12,824 | $3.3 million | 261 |
| FY2020 | $10,321 | $3.2 million | 308 |
| FY2019 | $9,938 | $3.5 million | 352 |
| FY2018 | $9,701 | $3.6 million | 368 |
| FY2017 | $10,885 | $4.1 million | 375 |
| FY2016 | $9,002 | $3.7 million | 412 |
| FY2015 | $9,810 | $4.4 million | 447 |
| FY2014 | $8,754 | $4.2 million | 484 |
| FY2013 | $8,803 | $2.1 million | 244 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $839,000 | 28.0% |
| State | $2.1 million | 69.1% |
| Local | $87,000 | 2.9% |
| Total | $3.0 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| WAY Academy Chicago Site | 76 |
| WAY Academy Vernor Site | 135 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Grade 6 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2601023
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2013 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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