An equity score of 23/100 ranks Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County #687 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,337 per pupil, Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County ranks #810 of 812 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 $7,337 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 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 23/100, ranked #687 of 702 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County reports 84.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $7,337 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #687 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 23/100, ranking #687 out of 702 districts in Michigan.