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Boyne Falls, Michigan - 1 schools
At $21,511 per pupil, Boyne Falls Public School District ranks #28 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Boyne Falls Public School District operates 1 public schools serving 193 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 Charlevoix County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,511 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 82.7% local, 8.6% state, and 8.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 196:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.4% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Boyne Falls Public School, enrolling 196 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Boyne Falls Public School accounts for 100.0% of all Boyne Falls Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Boyne Falls Public School District a distant remainder — means Boyne Falls Public 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.
Boyne Falls Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.7% 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.
Boyne Falls Public School District student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — 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.
Boyne Falls Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Boyne Falls Public School District is typically wider than the Boyne Falls Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Boyne Falls Public 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 Boyne Falls Public School District?
Boyne Falls Public School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 193 students.
How much does Boyne Falls Public School District spend per student?
Boyne Falls Public School District spends $21,511 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Boyne Falls Public School District?
Boyne Falls Public School District students are 94.4% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.