Casman Alternative Academy

Public school district · Manistee County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600152

Casman Alternative Academy spent $11,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 85% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 65 students in 2024-25; 69.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Casman Alternative Academy in enrollment (57 to 71 students) and Casman Alternative Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Casman Alternative Academy, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton Coun…$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Casman Alternative Academy, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Casman Alternative Academy, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Casman Alternative Academy, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$945,000 in revenue: 69.6% state, 2.8% local and 27.6% federal. Total spending including $232,000 of capital outlay was $948,000, or $15,048 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Casman Alternative Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $658,000; Local $26,000; Federal $261,000; total $945,000.
  • State$658,000 70%
  • Local$26,000 3%
  • Federal$261,000 28%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

63 students in 2022-23, 64 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Casman Alternative Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23632023-24642024-2565
Casman Alternative Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23632023-24642024-2565
Casman Alternative Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23632023-24642024-2565
Casman Alternative Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23632023-24642024-2565

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23635.811.0
2023-24645.411.8
2024-25655.212.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

21-39% of the 22 students in Casman Alternative Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate21‑39%81.8%
Students in the class22115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 65 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Casman Alternative Academy6512.498.5%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Casman Alternative Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Casman Alternative Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentCasman Alternative Academy ranks 394 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,365).#394 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganCasman Alternative Academy is the number 846 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 63 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#846 of 892
  3. Sodus Township S/D #5The next larger Michigan district: 65 students in fall 2022, $15,092 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,092
  4. Fostering Leadership AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 59 students in fall 2022, $21,831 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,831
  5. Compare Casman Alternative Academy with Sodus Township S/D #5Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Casman Alternative Academy, its largest high school65 students in 2024-25, 12.4 per teacher.65
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Casman Alternative Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Casman Alternative Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 65 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Casman Alternative Academy spend per student?
    $11,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Casman Alternative Academy's money come from?
    $945,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.6% state, 2.8% local and 27.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Casman Alternative Academy?
    21-39% of the 22 students in Casman Alternative Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Casman Alternative Academy's NCES district ID?
    2600152. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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