Alcona Community Schools

Public school district · Alcona County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2602160

Alcona Community Schools spent $16,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 2 schools enrolled 687 students in 2024-25; 25.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,165 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alcona Community Schools in enrollment (660 to 689 students) and Alcona Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Alcona Community Schools, FY23Alcona Community Schools $16,592; Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools $15,592; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Ishpeming Public Schools $14,835; Unionville-Sebewaing Area $13,479; Hanley Academy $13,102; Byron Area Schools $12,677; Trillium Academy $11,950; Endeavor Charter Academy $11,707; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kAlcona Community Schools$16,592Whittemore-Prescott Area Schoo…$15,592David Ellis Academy West$15,353Ishpeming Public Schools$14,835Unionville-Sebewaing Area$13,479Hanley Academy$13,102Byron Area Schools$12,677Trillium Academy$11,950Endeavor Charter Academy$11,707Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Alcona Community Schools, FY23Alcona Community Schools $16,592; Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools $15,592; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Ishpeming Public Schools $14,835; Unionville-Sebewaing Area $13,479; Hanley Academy $13,102; Byron Area Schools $12,677; Trillium Academy $11,950; Endeavor Charter Academy $11,707; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kAlcona Community Schools$16,592Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools$15,592David Ellis Academy West$15,353Ishpeming Public Schools$14,835Unionville-Sebewaing Area$13,479Hanley Academy$13,102Byron Area Schools$12,677Trillium Academy$11,950Endeavor Charter Academy$11,707Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Alcona Community Schools, FY23Alcona Community Schools $16,592; Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools $15,592; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Ishpeming Public Schools $14,835; Unionville-Sebewaing Area $13,479; Hanley Academy $13,102; Byron Area Schools $12,677; Trillium Academy $11,950; Endeavor Charter Academy $11,707; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k14k18kAlcona Community Schools$16,592Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools$15,592David Ellis Academy West$15,353Ishpeming Public Schools$14,835Unionville-Sebewaing Area$13,479Hanley Academy$13,102Byron Area Schools$12,677Trillium Academy$11,950Endeavor Charter Academy$11,707Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Alcona Community Schools, FY23Alcona Community Schools $16,592; Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools $15,592; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Ishpeming Public Schools $14,835; Unionville-Sebewaing Area $13,479; Hanley Academy $13,102; Byron Area Schools $12,677; Trillium Academy $11,950; Endeavor Charter Academy $11,707; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k14k18kAlcona Community Schools$16,592Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools$15,592David Ellis Academy West$15,353Ishpeming Public Schools$14,835Unionville-Sebewaing Area$13,479Hanley Academy$13,102Byron Area Schools$12,677Trillium Academy$11,950Endeavor Charter Academy$11,707Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$12,739,000 in revenue: 25.4% state, 62.8% local and 11.8% federal. Total spending including $1,126,000 of capital outlay was $12,406,000, or $18,325 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alcona Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,237,000; Local $7,996,000; Federal $1,506,000; total $12,739,000.
  • State$3,237,000 25%
  • Local$7,996,000 63%
  • Federal$1,506,000 12%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

677 students in 2022-23, 683 students in 2023-24, 687 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alcona Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 68702004006008002022-236772023-246832024-25687
Alcona Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 68702004006008002022-236772023-246832024-25687
Alcona Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 68702004006008002022-236772023-246832024-25687
Alcona Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 68702004006008002022-236772023-246832024-25687

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367773.39.2
2023-2468352.812.9
2024-2568751.813.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Alcona Community Schools scored proficient or above: 31-39% in reading and 14-22% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts31-39%44%283
Math14-22%34%281

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 55 students in Alcona Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%81.8%
Students in the class55115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 318 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alcona Elementary School31813.267.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 369 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alcona Community High School36913.459.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Alcona Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Alcona Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentAlcona Community Schools ranks 91 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,592).#91 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganAlcona Community Schools is the number 490 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 677 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#490 of 892
  3. Endeavor Charter AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 679 students in fall 2022, $11,707 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,707
  4. Ishpeming Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 674 students in fall 2022, $14,835 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,835
  5. Compare Alcona Community Schools with Endeavor Charter AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Alcona Community High School, its largest high school369 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.369
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Alcona Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Alcona Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 687 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alcona Community Schools spend per student?
    $16,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,165 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Alcona Community Schools' money come from?
    $12,739,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.4% state, 62.8% local and 11.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Alcona Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 120 of the 648 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Alcona Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alcona Community Schools scored proficient or above: 31-39% in reading and 14-22% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Alcona Community Schools?
    80-89% of the 55 students in Alcona Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Alcona Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2602160. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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