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Brimley, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Brimley Area Schools #77 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,682 per pupil, Brimley Area Schools ranks #151 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Brimley Area Schools operates 1 public schools serving 460 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 Chippewa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,682 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 25.8% local, 51.7% state, and 22.5% 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 71/100, ranked #77 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 463:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.9% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Brimley Area School, enrolling 463 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Brimley Area School accounts for 100.0% of all Brimley Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brimley Area Schools a distant remainder — means Brimley 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.
Brimley Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Brimley Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 31.1% — 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.
Brimley Area Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 460 students.
How much does Brimley Area Schools spend per student?
Brimley Area Schools spends $14,682 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #77 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Brimley Area Schools?
Brimley Area Schools students are 41.9% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brimley Area Schools?
Brimley Area Schools has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #77 out of 707 districts in Michigan.