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Way Michigan School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
407 E Fort St
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone
(734) 494-2106
District
WAY MICHIGAN
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
183
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.7% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Way Michigan School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
40%
50%
51%
20%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
36
36
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 12 6.6%
Grade 7 10 5.5%
Grade 8 8 4.4%
Grade 9 46 25.1%
Grade 10 34 18.6%
Grade 11 40 21.9%
Grade 12 33 18.0%
Total 183 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.9% 54.9% 67.6%
Black 29.7% 29.7% 18.7%
Hispanic 13.7% 13.7% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.1% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.4% 87.4% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 78.7% 78.7% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.7% 8.7% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.6%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,333 $1,039,935 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $169 $32,955 1.9%
Staff $738 $143,910 8.2%
General Administration $308 $60,060 3.4%
School Administration $482 $93,990 5.4%
Operation $256 $49,920 2.9%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $1,503 $293,085 16.7%
Total Support $3,456 $673,920 38.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $200 $39,000 2.2%
Total Expenditures $8,990 $1,753,050 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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