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Flint, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Beecher Community School District #99 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,439 per pupil, Beecher Community School District ranks #87 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
595
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,439
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Beecher Community School District operates 3 public schools serving 595 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,439 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 12.4% local, 50.8% state, and 36.8% 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 68/100, ranked #99 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 185:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% African American, 6.8% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beecher High School, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Dailey Elementary School, enrolling 328 students (61% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Beecher Alternative Education, at 29 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dailey Elementary School accounts for 55.1% of all Beecher Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Beecher Community School District a distant remainder — means Beecher Community 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.
Beecher Community School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Beecher Community School District school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 328 students (highest), a spread of 299 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Beecher Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.6% 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.
Beecher Community School District student-counselor ratio is 185:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Beecher Community School District'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 Beecher Community School District?
Beecher Community School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 595 students.
How much does Beecher Community School District spend per student?
Beecher Community School District spends $16,439 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #99 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Beecher Community School District?
Beecher Community School District students are 89.5% African American, 6.8% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beecher Community School District?
Beecher Community School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #99 out of 707 districts in Michigan.