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Eastpointe, Michigan - 8 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Eastpointe Community Schools #261 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,332 per pupil, Eastpointe Community Schools ranks #180 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,261
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$14,332
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eastpointe Community Schools operates 8 public schools serving 2,261 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,332 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 27.8% local, 46.5% state, and 25.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #261 of 707 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 258.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 63.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% African American, 7.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bellview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.2/100.
Its largest campus is Eastpointe High School, enrolling 624 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eastpointe Alternative Center, at 3 students, a 208x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Eastpointe High School accounts for 27.6% of all Eastpointe Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Eastpointe Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Eastpointe Community Schools school enrollment varies 208× across entities
Eastpointe Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 624 students (highest), a spread of 621 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.
Eastpointe Community Schools 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.
Eastpointe Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — 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 Eastpointe Community Schools is typically wider than the Eastpointe Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Eastpointe Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 63.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Eastpointe Community Schools?
Eastpointe Community Schools has 8 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,261 students.
How much does Eastpointe Community Schools spend per student?
Eastpointe Community Schools spends $14,332 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #261 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Eastpointe Community Schools?
Eastpointe Community Schools students are 83.6% African American, 7.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eastpointe Community Schools?
Eastpointe Community Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #261 out of 707 districts in Michigan.