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East Jordan, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks East Jordan Public Schools #98 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,858 per pupil, East Jordan Public Schools ranks #107 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
743
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,858
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Jordan Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 743 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Charlevoix County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,858 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 50.2% local, 32.5% state, and 17.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #98 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 240:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Jordan Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.9/100.
East Jordan Elementary School accounts for 52.9% of all East Jordan Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Jordan Public Schools a distant remainder — means East Jordan Public 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.
East Jordan Public Schools school enrollment varies 79× across entities
East Jordan Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 393 students (highest), a spread of 388 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
East Jordan Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.0% 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.
East Jordan Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
East Jordan Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — 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 East Jordan Public Schools is typically wider than the East Jordan Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in East Jordan Public Schools?
East Jordan Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 743 students.
How much does East Jordan Public Schools spend per student?
East Jordan Public Schools spends $15,858 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #98 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of East Jordan Public Schools?
East Jordan Public Schools students are 91.3% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Jordan Public Schools?
East Jordan Public Schools has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #98 out of 707 districts in Michigan.