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Flint, Michigan - 9 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools #199 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,450 per pupil, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools ranks #462 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,841
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,450
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools operates 9 public schools serving 3,841 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,450 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 15.7% local, 57.5% state, and 26.8% 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 59/100, ranked #199 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 343.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 70.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.2% African American, 25.4% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rankin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.
Its largest campus is Carmanainsworth High School, enrolling 914 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ca Alternative Edatlantis, at 110 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carmanainsworth High School accounts for 23.8% of all Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Carman-Ainsworth Community 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.
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools school enrollment varies 8.3× across entities
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 110 students (lowest) to 914 students (highest), a spread of 804 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools is typically wider than the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 70.6% — 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 Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools'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 Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools?
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools has 9 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 3,841 students.
How much does Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools spend per student?
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools spends $12,450 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #199 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools?
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools students are 57.2% African American, 25.4% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools?
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #199 out of 707 districts in Michigan.