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Clawson, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Clawson Public Schools #298 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,531 per pupil, Clawson Public Schools ranks #163 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,270
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,531
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clawson Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,270 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,531 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 41.5% local, 47.3% state, and 11.3% 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 53/100, ranked #298 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 229.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.7% White, 11.7% African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clawson High School, with a diversity index of 44.7/100.
Its largest campus is Paul a Schalm School, enrolling 543 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Paul a Schalm School accounts for 39.6% of all Clawson Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clawson 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.
Clawson Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Clawson Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 184 students (lowest) to 543 students (highest), a spread of 359 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.
Clawson Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — 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.
Clawson Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Clawson Public Schools is typically wider than the Clawson Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Clawson Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,270 students.
How much does Clawson Public Schools spend per student?
Clawson Public Schools spends $14,531 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #298 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Clawson Public Schools?
Clawson Public Schools students are 76.7% White, 11.7% African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clawson Public Schools?
Clawson Public Schools has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #298 out of 707 districts in Michigan.