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Burr Oak, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Burr Oak Community School District #569 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,077 per pupil, Burr Oak Community School District ranks #796 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
411
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,077
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Burr Oak Community School District operates 3 public schools serving 411 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,077 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.5% local, 71.9% state, and 13.6% 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 36/100, ranked #569 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 144:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.4% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Burr Oak Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 49.8/100.
Its largest campus is Burr Oak Virtual Academy, enrolling 278 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Burr Oak High School, at 85 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Burr Oak Virtual Academy accounts for 55.5% of all Burr Oak Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Burr Oak Community School District a distant remainder — means Burr Oak 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.
Burr Oak Community School District school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Burr Oak Community School District school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 278 students (highest), a spread of 193 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Burr Oak Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.6% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Burr Oak Community School District student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Burr Oak Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Community School District?
Burr Oak Community School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 411 students.
How much does Burr Oak Community School District spend per student?
Burr Oak Community School District spends $9,077 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #569 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Burr Oak Community School District?
Burr Oak Community School District students are 79.4% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Burr Oak Community School District?
Burr Oak Community School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #569 out of 707 districts in Michigan.