NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Owosso, MI

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7 public K-12 schools in Owosso from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
2,997
Students
21.7/100
Avg Resource Index
20.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Owosso has more public-school enrollment than 29% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Owosso's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Owosso's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 22-point gap between Shiawassee Resd Student Learning Center West and Lincoln Alternative High School shows the range hidden by Owosso's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 71%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
15th percentile

Owosso High School accounts for 26.9% of all Owosso public-school enrollment

That concentration means Owosso-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Owosso school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities

Owosso school enrollment ranges from 131 students (lowest) to 805 students (highest), a spread of 674 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Owosso reports 58.1% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Owosso student-teacher ratio is 20.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Shiawassee Resd Student Learning Center West 32
2. Owosso High School 26
3. Emerson School 25
4. Bryant School 22
5. Central School 20
6. Owosso Middle School 17
7. Lincoln Alternative High School 10

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Which Owosso school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Shiawassee Resd Student Learning Center West has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Owosso schools in this federal-data comparison at 32/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Owosso, MI? ▼

Owosso has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,997 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 20.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.