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An equity score of 26/100 ranks Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County #676 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,516 per pupil, Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County ranks #811 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County operates 1 public schools serving 205 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Iosco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,516 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.9% local, 84.1% state, and 12.0% 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 26/100, ranked #676 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.
and 69.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County accounts for 83.4% of all Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County a distant remainder — means Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County-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.
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County chronic absenteeism rate is 69.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County?
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 205 students.
How much does Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County spend per student?
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County spends $8,516 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #676 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County?
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County students are 89.5% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County?
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #676 out of 707 districts in Michigan.