Center Line Preparatory Academy
CENTER LINE · MI · Center Line Preparatory Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Madison High School → Bridge Impact → Tri County Educational Center → Arts Academy in the Woods → University High School Academy → Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre → University High School → Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Center Line Preparatory Academy compares for families
What families should know about Center Line Preparatory Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Madison High School, Bridge Impact, Tri County Educational Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +23.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,043 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $17,772 per student in district revenue, the 1,943 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $34,530,996/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison High School MADISON HEIGHTS |
Public | 3.8 | 255 | -10.2% |
| Bridge Impact DETROIT |
Public · charter | 5.6 | 241 | -41.6% |
| Tri County Educational Center FERNDALE |
Public | 7.2 | 348 | -4.1% |
| Arts Academy in the Woods FRASER |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 231 | -7.6% |
| University High School Academy LATHRUP VILLAGE |
Public | 10.8 | 274 | -19.9% |
| Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre WARREN |
Public · charter | 3.2 | 170 | +2.4% |
| University High School FERNDALE |
Public | 5.7 | 469 | -8.8% |
| Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School DETROIT |
Public · charter | 8.8 | 419 | +4.5% |