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Jackson, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Da Vinci Institute #100 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,805 per pupil, Da Vinci Institute ranks #405 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Da Vinci Institute operates 2 public schools serving 489 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,805 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 5.4% local, 71.8% state, and 22.8% 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 68/100, ranked #100 of 707 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 107.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% White, 10.4% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Da Vinci Institute 612, enrolling 322 students (73% of the district's total enrollment).
Da Vinci Institute 612 accounts for 65.8% of all Da Vinci Institute student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Da Vinci Institute a distant remainder — means Da Vinci Institute-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.
Da Vinci Institute has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.5% 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.
Da Vinci Institute student-counselor ratio is 107:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Da Vinci Institute chronic absenteeism rate is 61.5% — 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.
Da Vinci Institute has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 489 students.
How much does Da Vinci Institute spend per student?
Da Vinci Institute spends $12,805 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #100 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Da Vinci Institute?
Da Vinci Institute students are 69.3% White, 10.4% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Da Vinci Institute?
Da Vinci Institute has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #100 out of 707 districts in Michigan.