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Au Gres, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Au Gres-Sims School District #582 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,731 per pupil, Au Gres-Sims School District ranks #420 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
416
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,731
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Au Gres-Sims School District operates 3 public schools serving 416 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Arenac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,731 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 50.0% local, 31.6% state, and 18.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #582 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 52.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Au Gressims Middle School, with a diversity index of 29.0/100.
Its largest campus is Au Gressims Elementary School, enrolling 167 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Au Gressims Elementary School accounts for 40.1% of all Au Gres-Sims School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Au Gres-Sims School District-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.
Au Gres-Sims School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.3% 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 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.
Au Gres-Sims School District chronic absenteeism rate is 52.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Au Gres-Sims School District?
Au Gres-Sims School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 416 students.
How much does Au Gres-Sims School District spend per student?
Au Gres-Sims School District spends $12,731 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #582 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Au Gres-Sims School District?
Au Gres-Sims School District students are 86.3% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Au Gres-Sims School District?
Au Gres-Sims School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #582 out of 707 districts in Michigan.