At $19,350 per pupil, Big Jackson School District ranks #66 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$19,350
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Jackson School District operates 1 public schools serving 20 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Newaygo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,350 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.3% local, 8.0% state, and 30.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 100.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Big Jackson Public School, enrolling 1 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Big Jackson School District reports 80.0% 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.