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Center Line, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Center Line Public Schools #127 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,963 per pupil, Center Line Public Schools ranks #138 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,584
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,963
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Center Line Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,584 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,963 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 34.0% local, 52.0% state, and 14.0% 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 65/100, ranked #127 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 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 234.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.4% White, 31.2% African American, 18.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crothers Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.
Its largest campus is Center Line High School, enrolling 646 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Academy 21, at 148 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Center Line High School accounts for 25.0% of all Center Line Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Center Line Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Center Line Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Center Line Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 148 students (lowest) to 646 students (highest), a spread of 498 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.
Center Line Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.0% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Center Line Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
Center Line Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 55.8% — 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 Center Line Public Schools?
Center Line Public Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,584 students.
How much does Center Line Public Schools spend per student?
Center Line Public Schools spends $14,963 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #127 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Center Line Public Schools?
Center Line Public Schools students are 34.4% White, 31.2% African American, 18.7% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Center Line Public Schools?
Center Line Public Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #127 out of 707 districts in Michigan.