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Baldwin, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 91/100 ranks Baldwin Community Schools #3 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,145 per pupil, Baldwin Community Schools ranks #20 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
442
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$23,145
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Baldwin Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 442 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,145 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.2% local, 66.9% state, and 15.9% 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 91/100, ranked #3 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 111:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 60.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.4% White, 16.9% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Baldwin Junior High School, with a diversity index of 60.4/100.
Its largest campus is Baldwin Elementary School, enrolling 220 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Baldwin Elementary School accounts for 49.8% of all Baldwin Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Baldwin Community Schools a distant remainder — means Baldwin Community 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.
Baldwin Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Baldwin Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 110 students (lowest) to 220 students (highest), a spread of 110 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Baldwin Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.8% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Baldwin Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 111:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Baldwin Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 60.1% — 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 Baldwin Community Schools?
Baldwin Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 442 students.
How much does Baldwin Community Schools spend per student?
Baldwin Community Schools spends $23,145 per student. The district has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #3 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Baldwin Community Schools?
Baldwin Community Schools students are 60.4% White, 16.9% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Baldwin Community Schools?
Baldwin Community Schools has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #3 out of 707 districts in Michigan.