An equity score of 74/100 ranks Central Lake Public Schools #51 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,219 per pupil, Central Lake Public Schools ranks #45 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Lake Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 247 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 Antrim County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.2% local, 9.5% state, and 14.3% 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 74/100, ranked #51 of 702 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.
a 223:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 65.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Central Lake Public Schools, enrolling 223 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Lake Public Schools accounts for 90.3% of all Central Lake Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Lake Public Schools a distant remainder — means Central Lake Public Schools-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.
Central Lake Public Schools reports 70.9% 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.
Central Lake Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 223:1 — 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.
Central Lake Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 65.0% — 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 Central Lake Public Schools?
Central Lake Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 247 students.
How much does Central Lake Public Schools spend per student?
Central Lake Public Schools spends $21,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #51 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Central Lake Public Schools?
Central Lake Public Schools students are 92.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Lake Public Schools?
Central Lake Public Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #51 out of 702 districts in Michigan.