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Adrian, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Adrian Public Schools #104 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,950 per pupil, Adrian Public Schools ranks #220 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,771
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,950
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Adrian Public Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,771 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lenawee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,950 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.2% local, 52.9% state, and 20.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #104 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 507:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 72.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.1% White, 31.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Michener Elementary School, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.
Its largest campus is Adrian High School, enrolling 804 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Adrian Community High School, at 40 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Adrian High School accounts for 29.0% of all Adrian Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Adrian Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Adrian Public Schools school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Adrian Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 804 students (highest), a spread of 764 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Adrian Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Adrian Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 507:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Adrian Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 72.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Adrian Public Schools has 7 schools, including 4 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,771 students.
How much does Adrian Public Schools spend per student?
Adrian Public Schools spends $13,950 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #104 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Adrian Public Schools?
Adrian Public Schools students are 54.1% White, 31.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Adrian Public Schools?
Adrian Public Schools has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #104 out of 707 districts in Michigan.