The Our Schools - At A Glance report displays operational and academic dashboards for all the school districts within a selected region, like a legislative district.

This report gives Michigan and U.S. legislators an at-a-glance view of key indicators for every school district, including charter schools, within their legislative districts, with the option of selecting an individual school district for a profile of key district-level metrics. It also gives families and educators new ways to see how schools in their city or county region are doing. Contact information is included with each selection.

The initial view provides a table with School District Name, County, MI House District, MI Senate District, and U.S. House districts (because a U.S. Senator's district covers the entire state, that option is not included). Click the up/down arrows at the top of each column to sort. Clicking on a legislative district will take you to a Regional View dashboard; clicking on a school district's name will take you to a school district level dashboard.

To return to the initial launch and search page, click Edit Report at the top.

Regional View Dashboards

Whenever you select a legislative district, either in your search results or by clicking on the district's name from anywhere in the report, you'll see a Regional View that includes all the school districts within that legislative district. The initial view is an Operational Dashboard with accountability, enrollment and financial metrics. Toggle to Academic Dashboard (at the top of the page) to see academic achievement indicators.

Data definitions, sources, and calculations can be found in the About the Data section. Click on a school district's name for School District specific data. Return to Regional View either by clicking on a legislative district name from within the report, or change your settings using the Edit Report button at the top.

School District Level View Dashboards

Whenever you select a school district, either in your search results or by clicking on the district’s name from anywhere in the report, you'll see a School District Level View with fast facts about the district, educational performance indicators, and data about students and teachers.

Data definitions, sources, and calculations can be found in the About the Data section. To return to Our Schools - At A Glance, click on a legislative district's name or change your settings using the Edit Report button at the top.

Using Search and Location Settings

The search feature in this report has more options than most MI School Data reports. Click Search or Keyword Search and enter any part of a school district, city, or legislator's name, or a legislative district number. For example, searching "ben" will give you a dropdown list with all schools and legislators who have "ben" as part of their name or city name.

Because it also searches by city, you can enter a city name and the resulting dropdown menu includes all schools with an address in that city as well as all the legislative districts that fall within the city’s boundaries.

When the dropdown list appears, select a legislative district for the Regional View dashboard or a school district name for the School Level View dashboard, and then click View Results.

You can always return to the original launch and search page by clicking Edit Report at the top of each page.

Exploring the Our Schools - At A Glance report can answer questions like:

I am a legislator. How are the school districts in my legislative district doing?

In the initial view, find and click on your legislative district in the sortable table. Or do a search for your name or legislative district number under Edit Report/Find Location. Click the View Results button. When your report appears, you will see an Operational Dashboard for every school district that falls within your legislative district. Select Academic Dashboard at the top for academic metrics, or click on any school for details about that school. Click Edit Report at the top of each page to return to the original launch and search page.

How is enrollment trending in my school district?           

Find your school district by clicking its name in a table or using the search function under Edit Report/Find Location. Click the View Results button. When your report appears, look for the column header labeled K-12 Enrollment Trend. You can see enrollment patterns for the last five years (assuming the school was operational). The red dots on the trend line are enrollment low points, while the green dots reflect high points. Hover over the dots for counts by school year. You can also sort the column if you want to see largest to smallest or vice versa.

Are the school districts in my district meeting state proficiency targets?              

Find your district by clicking its name in a table or using the search function under Edit Report/Find Location. When your report appears click on Academic Dashboard at the top. You can also drill into more detailed academic reports by clicking on any school district's name.

The Our Schools - At A Glance report displays both an Operational Dashboard and an Academic Dashboard for every school in a region or legislative district. Selecting any school district displays a School Level Dashboard.

The data definitions below include each view, by section.

Report Labels 

OPERATIONAL DASHBOARD      

 Accountability Scorecard - Scorecards use a color coding system, with Green highest, followed by Lime, Yellow, Orange, and Red the lowest. Colors are based on components such as participation and proficiency on state assessments, graduation or attendance rates, and other factors. Missing the target in some components will automatically lower the overall scorecard color even if the school district is meeting all other targets. Go to the Department of Education's Michigan District and School Accountability Scorecard website for a detailed explanation of the colors and factors used to determine each component.

Grad Rate - The percent of students who graduated on time with a regular diploma.

K-12 Enrollment Trend - Number of students enrolled in all grades over a five- year period. If fewer than five years are displayed it is likely the school hasn’t been operational all years. Hover over each point for counts and years.

% Economically Disadvantaged - Percent of students who have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced-price meals via locally gathered and approved family applications under the National School Lunch program, are in households receiving food (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or cash (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) assistance, are homeless, are migrant, are in foster care, or, beginning in 2017-18, certain MEDICAID eligible children.  When any of these conditions are present, a student is considered economically disadvantaged.

Pupil: Teacher Ratio - The number of students enrolled (as of the fall pupil count day, excluding adult education participants) divided by the number of staff members assigned to provide educational instruction to students.

Foundation Allowance (per pupil) - A per pupil amount of state funding that pays for school operations for the selected district.

Revenues (per pupil) - Includes revenues from local, state, federal and intermediate units of government per pupil for the selected school district.

Instructional Expenditures (per pupil) - Instructional Expenditures. The total basic, added needs, and education classroom instructional costs per pupil for the selected school district.(per pupil)

ACADEMIC DASHBOARD             

2012- 2013 Proficiency Target - Proficiency targets for each school and school district are set by the Michigan Department of Education based on the No Child Left Behind waiver approved by the US Department of Education. Targets are set at the school and school district level in each content area. This means that any subgroup present in the school or school district must meet the school or district's proficiency target. All schools and school districts are expected to reach 85% proficiency in all content areas by the end of the 2021-22 school year. Proficiency targets are based on the school or school district's full academic year percent proficient in 2011-12. Proficient students are those who attain a Performance Level 1 or 2 on the MEAP, MME, MEAP-Access, or MI-Access.

Accountability Scorecard - Scorecards use a color coding system, with Green highest, followed by Lime, Yellow, Orange, and Red the lowest. Colors are based on components such as participation and proficiency on state assessments based on the State Proficiency Target of 85% by 2024, graduation or attendance rates, and other factors. Missing the target in some components will automatically lower the overall scorecard color even if the school district is meeting all other targets. Go to the Department of Education's Michigan District and School Accountability Scorecard website for a detailed explanation of the colors and factors used to determine each component.

Subjects - Mathematics, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Writing. Of the total number of students tested in the subject, the percent who were rated proficient. The display also shows the annual and statewide proficiency targets - see the key to reading the display at the top. Hovering over the display will show actual numbers. Note: If no data appears, it could be the school has no classes at that grade level, so does not administer that test.

K-12 Enrollment - The K-12 enrollment is an unduplicated count of students attending a specific district or school. Pupil headcount refers to each student being counted as one, whether the student attends the school full-time or not. (Full-time equivalency (FTE) is based on the proportion of the student's instruction supported by the school district. A school's funding is calculated by the number of full time students.)

% College Enrolled 0-16 Months - The percent of students who enrolled in an institution of higher education within 16 months after the end of the designated school year.

SCHOOL DISTRICT VIEW

The metrics on the school district-level view are based on the Academic Scorecard, and includes only FAY (Full Academic Year) students: students who attend school for the entire year, across all grades, and including all tests. In school-level views, the data includes scores for every student who took the test in that school by grade, regardless of FAY status.

District Accountability Scorecard - Scorecards use a color coding system, with Green highest, followed by Lime, Yellow, Orange, and Red the lowest. Colors are based on components such as participation and proficiency on state assessments based on the State Proficiency Target of 85% by 2024, graduation or attendance rates, and other factors. Missing the target in some components will automatically lower the overall scorecard color even if the school district is meeting all other targets. Go to the Department of Education's Michigan District and School Accountability Scorecard website for a detailed explanation of the colors and factors used to determine each component.

Grad Rate - The percent of students who graduated on time with a regular diploma.

K-12 Enrollment Trend - Number of students enrolled in all grades over a five- year period. If fewer than five years are displayed it is likely the school hasn't been operational all years. Hover on each point for counts and years.

% Economically Disadvantaged (ED) - Percent of students who have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced-price meals via locally gathered and approved family applications under the National School Lunch program, are in households receiving food (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or cash (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) assistance, are homeless, are migrant, are in foster care, or, beginning in 2017-18, certain MEDICAID eligible children.  When any of these conditions are present, a student is considered economically disadvantaged.

% Students with Disabilities - Percent of students in the selected school district with one or more specific impairments that require special education or related services and have an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Pupil: Teacher Ratio - The number of students enrolled (as of the fall pupil count day, excluding adult education participants) divided by the number of staff members assigned to provide educational instruction to students.

Number of Teachers - Number of staff members who are assigned to provide educational instruction to students for the school district.

Foundation Allowance (per pupil) - A per pupil amount of state funding that pays for school operations for the selected school district.

Revenues (per pupil) - Includes revenues from local, state, federal and intermediate units of government per pupil for the selected district.

Instructional Expenditures (per pupil) - The total basic, added needs, and education classroom instructional costs per pupil for the selected school district.

Academic Performance Student performance on state assessments (MEAP and MME) measured against proficiency targets.

Student Race/Ethnicity Breakdown - Displays the percentages of students in the selected school district by race or ethnicity. Information about race and ethnicity categories can be found on the CEPI website.

Teacher Effectiveness - Total number of teachers or administrators rated as such, based on the evaluation factors and effectiveness criteria determined by each public school district.

Fund Balance as % of Revenues - Fund balance as percent of revenue asks the question how much is a district saving as a subset of what they are earning. The ratio is calculated by dividing fund balance (assets - liabilities) divided by general fund revenues. The greater the result is from zero, the greater the district has in reserve to cover costs.

Data Collection

The Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) collected the data used to compile this report. The databases used include:

• Michigan Student Data System (MSDS). Specific rules about the collection can be found in the MSDS Collection Details Manual under the manuals section.
• Educational Entity Master (EEM). Information about this collection can be found on CEPI's EEM web page. This includes contact information, and is updated in Our Schools: At-A-Glance three times a year (April, August and December).
• Financial Information Database (FID). Financial data is collected once a year. Specific rules about the collection can be found in the FID Data Manual on CEPI's FID web page.
• Registry of Educational Personnel (REP). For details about the collection refer to the REP User’s Guide on CEPI's REP web page.
• The School Infrastructure Database (SID). Specific rules about the collection can be found in the SID Data Manual on CEPI's SID web page.
• The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Bureau of Assessment and Accountability, which sets policies for MEAP, MME, and MI-Access administration, provided the data on student proficiency on state assessments. Additional information is available at the Bureau of Assessment and Accountability section of the MDE webpage.