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Diploma And Careers Institute School

Serves grades 9 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1435 W Auburn Rd
Rochester Hls, MI 48309
Phone
(313) 575-3768
District
Avondale School District
County
OAKLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
478
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Diploma And Careers Institute School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
41%
40%
52%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

100 80 60 40 20 0
88
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 28 5.9%
Grade 10 148 31.0%
Grade 11 116 24.3%
Grade 12 186 38.9%
Total 478 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.3% 42.3% 67.0%
Black 35.1% 31.9% 19.1%
Hispanic 6.8% 13.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 11.5% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.0% 0.9% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.1% 49.1% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 72.4% 46.8% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.4% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,718 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,364.9 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,042 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 5.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.7% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.5% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,450 $36,259,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,015 $3,895,000 5.8%
Staff $406 $1,556,000 2.3%
General Administration $144 $551,000 0.8%
School Administration $696 $2,669,000 4.0%
Operation $1,252 $4,803,000 7.1%
Transportation $390 $1,497,000 2.2%
Other $782 $3,002,000 4.5%
Total Support $4,684 $17,973,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,397 $13,033,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $17,531 $67,265,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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