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Cassopolis, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Cassopolis Public Schools #363 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,274 per pupil, Cassopolis Public Schools ranks #315 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cassopolis Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 866 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,274 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 55.9% local, 30.4% state, and 13.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #363 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 213.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.3% White, 8.3% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cassopolis Alternative Ed, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Sam Adams Elementary School, enrolling 368 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cassopolis Alternative Ed, at 16 students, a 23x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sam Adams Elementary School accounts for 42.5% of all Cassopolis Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cassopolis Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Cassopolis Public Schools school enrollment varies 23× across entities
Cassopolis Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 368 students (highest), a spread of 352 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cassopolis Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.5% 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 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.
Cassopolis Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 213:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cassopolis Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Cassopolis Public Schools?
Cassopolis Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 866 students.
How much does Cassopolis Public Schools spend per student?
Cassopolis Public Schools spends $13,274 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #363 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Cassopolis Public Schools?
Cassopolis Public Schools students are 58.3% White, 8.3% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cassopolis Public Schools?
Cassopolis Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #363 out of 707 districts in Michigan.