An equity score of 45/100 ranks Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools #424 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,317 per pupil, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools ranks #537 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools operates 1 public schools serving 306 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Houghton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,317 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.1% local, 70.0% state, and 5.0% 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 #424 of 702 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.
a 1268:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.2% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Dollar Baytamarack City Area K12 School accounts for 100.0% of all Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools a distant remainder — means Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 1268:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — 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 Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools is typically wider than the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area 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 Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools?
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 306 students.
How much does Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools spend per student?
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools spends $13,317 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #424 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools?
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools students are 97.2% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools?
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #424 out of 702 districts in Michigan.