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Cheboygan, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Cheboygan Area Schools #618 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,807 per pupil, Cheboygan Area Schools ranks #588 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,505
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,807
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheboygan Area Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,505 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary 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 Cheboygan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,807 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.9% local, 48.5% state, and 11.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #618 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 274:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Its largest campus is Cheboygan Area High School, enrolling 548 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Inverness Academy, at 82 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cheboygan Area High School accounts for 33.1% of all Cheboygan Area Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cheboygan Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Cheboygan Area Schools school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Cheboygan Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 82 students (lowest) to 548 students (highest), a spread of 466 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.
Cheboygan Area Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.9% 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.
Cheboygan Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Cheboygan Area Schools is typically wider than the Cheboygan Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Cheboygan Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 40.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Cheboygan Area Schools has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,505 students.
How much does Cheboygan Area Schools spend per student?
Cheboygan Area Schools spends $11,807 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #618 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Cheboygan Area Schools?
Cheboygan Area Schools students are 81.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cheboygan Area Schools?
Cheboygan Area Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #618 out of 707 districts in Michigan.