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Croswell, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Croswell-Lexington Community Schools #421 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,999 per pupil, Croswell-Lexington Community Schools ranks #553 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,868
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,999
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,868 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 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 Sanilac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,999 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 24.6% local, 59.5% state, and 16.0% 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 45/100, ranked #421 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 384.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pioneer High School, with a diversity index of 22.9/100.
Its largest campus is Croswelllexington High School, enrolling 523 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pioneer High School, at 78 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Croswelllexington High School accounts for 28.0% of all Croswell-Lexington Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Croswell-Lexington Community 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.
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 523 students (highest), a spread of 445 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.
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.2% 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 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.
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 385:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Croswell-Lexington Community Schools?
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,868 students.
How much does Croswell-Lexington Community Schools spend per student?
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools spends $11,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #421 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Croswell-Lexington Community Schools?
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools students are 88.8% White, 8.2% 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools?
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #421 out of 707 districts in Michigan.