An equity score of 38/100 ranks Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District #545 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,434 per pupil, Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District ranks #368 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$14,434
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District operates 3 public schools serving 408 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Sanilac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,434 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.9% local, 49.0% state, and 16.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #545 of 702 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 305.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 33.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carsonvilleport Sanilac Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.9/100.
Carsonvilleport Sanilac Hs accounts for 45.8% of all Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District a distant remainder — means Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District school enrollment ranges from 53 students (lowest) to 187 students (highest), a spread of 134 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.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District reports 64.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District student-counselor ratio is 305:1 — 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 Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District is typically wider than the Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Carsonville-Port Sanilac 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 Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District?
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 408 students.
How much does Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District spend per student?
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District spends $14,434 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #545 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District?
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District students are 92.6% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District?
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #545 out of 702 districts in Michigan.