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Saginaw, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Carrollton Public Schools #73 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,335 per pupil, Carrollton Public Schools ranks #125 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,681
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,335
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carrollton Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,681 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 middle, 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 Saginaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,335 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 13.1% local, 75.8% state, and 11.1% 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 #73 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 336.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 65.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.7% White, 29.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carrollton Middle School, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is Carrollton Elementary School, enrolling 662 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Omni High School, at 125 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carrollton Elementary School accounts for 39.4% of all Carrollton Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carrollton Public 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.
Carrollton Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Carrollton Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 125 students (lowest) to 662 students (highest), a spread of 537 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.
Carrollton Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.2% 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.
Carrollton Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — 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 Carrollton Public Schools is typically wider than the Carrollton Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Carrollton Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 65.5% — 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 Carrollton Public Schools?
Carrollton Public Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,681 students.
How much does Carrollton Public Schools spend per student?
Carrollton Public Schools spends $15,335 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #73 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Carrollton Public Schools?
Carrollton Public Schools students are 39.7% White, 29.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carrollton Public Schools?
Carrollton Public Schools has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #73 out of 707 districts in Michigan.