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Baraga, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Baraga Area Schools #42 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,344 per pupil, Baraga Area Schools ranks #93 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Baraga Area Schools operates 1 public schools serving 317 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 Baraga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,344 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 51.0% state, and 19.4% 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 76/100, ranked #42 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.
and 34.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Baraga School, enrolling 324 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Baraga School accounts for 100.0% of all Baraga Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Baraga Area Schools a distant remainder — means Baraga Area 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.
Baraga Area Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.2% 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.
Baraga Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Baraga Area Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 317 students.
How much does Baraga Area Schools spend per student?
Baraga Area Schools spends $16,344 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #42 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Baraga Area Schools?
Baraga Area Schools students are 49.4% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Baraga Area Schools?
Baraga Area Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #42 out of 707 districts in Michigan.