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Eaton Rapids, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Eaton Rapids Public Schools #395 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,316 per pupil, Eaton Rapids Public Schools ranks #307 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,981
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,316
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eaton Rapids Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 1,981 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Eaton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,316 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 40.7% local, 50.2% state, and 9.2% 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 46/100, ranked #395 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 202.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.5% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Greyhound Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 38.7/100.
Eaton Rapids High School accounts for 32.2% of all Eaton Rapids Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Eaton Rapids Public 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.
Eaton Rapids Public Schools school enrollment varies 8.5× across entities
Eaton Rapids Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 637 students (highest), a spread of 562 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Eaton Rapids Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — 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.
Eaton Rapids Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.