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Deckerville, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Deckerville Community School District #224 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,910 per pupil, Deckerville Community School District ranks #385 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Deckerville Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 545 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 Sanilac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,910 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 30.0% local, 53.8% state, and 16.1% 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 58/100, ranked #224 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 219:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Deckerville Elementary School, enrolling 288 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Deckerville Elementary School accounts for 52.8% of all Deckerville Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Deckerville Community School District a distant remainder — means Deckerville Community School District-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.
Deckerville Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.7% 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.
Deckerville Community School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — 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.
Deckerville Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Deckerville Community School District is typically wider than the Deckerville Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Deckerville Community School District'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 Deckerville Community School District?
Deckerville Community School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 545 students.
How much does Deckerville Community School District spend per student?
Deckerville Community School District spends $12,910 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #224 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Deckerville Community School District?
Deckerville Community School District students are 91.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deckerville Community School District?
Deckerville Community School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #224 out of 707 districts in Michigan.