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Academy For Business And Technology School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 237 students in Academy For Business And Technology School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in Academy For Business And Technology School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Academy For Business And Technology School District have a Graduation Rate of 65%, which is less than the Michigan average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Academy For Business And Technology High School, with 60-69% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public high school average of 36% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,342 Schools
# Students
476 Students
534,573 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
30,578 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Academy For Business And Technology School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-69% has decreased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#843 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
38%
Graduation Rate
60-69%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.55
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
11%
9%
% Black
82%
17%
% White
3%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,758 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,319 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,758
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,319
$17,693
Best Academy For Business And Technology School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy For Business And Technology High School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
19625 Wood St
Melvindale, MI 48122
(313) 382-3422
Melvindale, MI 48122
(313) 382-3422
Grades: 6-12
| 237 students
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