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Covert, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Covert Public Schools #314 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,741 per pupil, Covert Public Schools ranks #45 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
308
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,741
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Covert Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 308 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Van Buren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,741 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.9% local, 10.9% state, and 21.3% 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 52/100, ranked #314 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.
and 63.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% African American, 13.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Covert High School, with a diversity index of 56.7/100.
Its largest campus is Covert Elementary School, enrolling 144 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Covert Elementary School accounts for 44.4% of all Covert Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Covert Public 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.
Covert Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.4% 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 — including this one — 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.
Covert Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 63.9% — 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.
Covert Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 308 students.
How much does Covert Public Schools spend per student?
Covert Public Schools spends $18,741 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #314 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Covert Public Schools?
Covert Public Schools students are 66.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% African American, 13.4% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Covert Public Schools?
Covert Public Schools has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #314 out of 707 districts in Michigan.