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Carleton, Michigan - 9 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Airport Community Schools #546 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,155 per pupil, Airport Community Schools ranks #521 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,809
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,155
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Airport Community Schools operates 9 public schools serving 2,809 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,155 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.2% local, 62.9% state, and 11.9% 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 37/100, ranked #546 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 227.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Loren Eyler Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is Airport Senior High School, enrolling 760 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Airport Middle College, at 12 students, a 63x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Airport Senior High School accounts for 26.6% of all Airport Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Airport Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Airport Community Schools school enrollment varies 63× across entities
Airport Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 760 students (highest), a spread of 748 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Airport Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Airport Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Airport Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Airport Community Schools?
Airport Community Schools has 9 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 5 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,809 students.
How much does Airport Community Schools spend per student?
Airport Community Schools spends $12,155 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #546 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Airport Community Schools?
Airport Community Schools students are 86.5% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Airport Community Schools?
Airport Community Schools has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #546 out of 707 districts in Michigan.