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Delton, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Delton Kellogg Schools #688 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,177 per pupil, Delton Kellogg Schools ranks #519 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,083
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,177
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delton Kellogg Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,083 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Barry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,177 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 40.3% local, 50.7% state, and 9.0% 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 23/100, ranked #688 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 300.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dk Academy, with a diversity index of 20.9/100.
Its largest campus is Delton Kellogg Elem School, enrolling 405 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dk Academy, at 71 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Delton Kellogg Elem School accounts for 36.8% of all Delton Kellogg Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Delton Kellogg 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.
Delton Kellogg Schools school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Delton Kellogg Schools school enrollment ranges from 71 students (lowest) to 405 students (highest), a spread of 334 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.
Delton Kellogg Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% 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 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.
Delton Kellogg Schools student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Delton Kellogg Schools is typically wider than the Delton Kellogg Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Delton Kellogg Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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.