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Allendale, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Allendale Public Schools #432 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,955 per pupil, Allendale Public Schools ranks #375 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,636
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,955
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Allendale Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,636 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Ottawa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,955 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 39.1% local, 53.1% state, and 7.9% 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 44/100, ranked #432 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 389.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Options High School, with a diversity index of 45.8/100.
Its largest campus is Allendale High School, enrolling 737 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Options High School, at 51 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Allendale High School accounts for 28.0% of all Allendale Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Allendale 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.
Allendale Public Schools school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Allendale Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 51 students (lowest) to 737 students (highest), a spread of 686 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Allendale Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Allendale Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Allendale Public Schools is typically wider than the Allendale Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Allendale Public Schools has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,636 students.
How much does Allendale Public Schools spend per student?
Allendale Public Schools spends $12,955 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Allendale Public Schools?
Allendale Public Schools students are 76.9% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Allendale Public Schools?
Allendale Public Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 out of 707 districts in Michigan.