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Almont, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Almont Community Schools #695 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,611 per pupil, Almont Community Schools ranks #621 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,402
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,611
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Almont Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,402 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Lapeer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,611 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 28.9% local, 63.1% state, and 8.0% 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 21/100, ranked #695 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 531:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orchard Primary School, with a diversity index of 19.8/100.
Its largest campus is Almont High School, enrolling 531 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Almont High School accounts for 37.9% of all Almont Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Almont 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.
Almont Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 531:1 — 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.
Almont Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.9% — 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 Almont Community Schools is typically wider than the Almont Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Almont Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,402 students.
How much does Almont Community Schools spend per student?
Almont Community Schools spends $11,611 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #695 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Almont Community Schools?
Almont Community Schools students are 89.5% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Almont Community Schools?
Almont Community Schools has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #695 out of 707 districts in Michigan.