At $9,413 per pupil, Branch Line School ranks #799 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
150
Total Enrollment
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$9,413
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Branch Line School operates 1 public schools serving 150 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,413 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.1% local, 77.9% state, and 20.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% White, 14.9% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Branch Line School, enrolling 141 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Branch Line School accounts for 94.0% of all Branch Line School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Branch Line School a distant remainder — means Branch Line School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Branch Line School chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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.
Branch Line School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 150 students.
How much does Branch Line School spend per student?
Branch Line School spends $9,413 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Branch Line School?
Branch Line School students are 66.7% White, 14.9% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.