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Cadillac, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Cadillac Area Public Schools #642 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,603 per pupil, Cadillac Area Public Schools ranks #623 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,158
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,603
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cadillac Area Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 3,158 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 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 Wexford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,603 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.1% local, 57.6% state, and 12.3% 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 29/100, ranked #642 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 438.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Franklin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.5/100.
Its largest campus is Cadillac Senior High School, enrolling 903 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cadillac Innovation High School, at 164 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cadillac Senior High School accounts for 28.6% of all Cadillac Area Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cadillac Area Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cadillac Area Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Cadillac Area Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 164 students (lowest) to 903 students (highest), a spread of 739 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.
Cadillac Area Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.3% 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.
Cadillac Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — 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.
Cadillac Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 45.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Cadillac Area Public Schools?
Cadillac Area Public Schools has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,158 students.
How much does Cadillac Area Public Schools spend per student?
Cadillac Area Public Schools spends $11,603 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #642 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Cadillac Area Public Schools?
Cadillac Area Public Schools students are 89.4% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cadillac Area Public Schools?
Cadillac Area Public Schools has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #642 out of 707 districts in Michigan.