At $11,365 per pupil, Casman Alternative Academy ranks #731 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Casman Alternative Academy operates 1 public schools serving 63 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Manistee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,365 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.4% local, 88.1% state, and 9.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 7.7% African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Casman Alternative Academy, enrolling 65 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Casman Alternative Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Casman Alternative Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Casman Alternative Academy a distant remainder — means Casman Alternative Academy-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Casman Alternative Academy reports 98.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
How many schools are in Casman Alternative Academy?
Casman Alternative Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 63 students.
How much does Casman Alternative Academy spend per student?
Casman Alternative Academy spends $11,365 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Casman Alternative Academy?
Casman Alternative Academy students are 80.0% White, 7.7% African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.