An equity score of 51/100 ranks Escanaba Area Public Schools #318 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,739 per pupil, Escanaba Area Public Schools ranks #469 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,129
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,739
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Escanaba Area Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,129 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Delta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,739 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 23.7% local, 57.6% state, and 18.6% 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 51/100, ranked #318 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 370.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Escanaba Upper Elementary, with a diversity index of 22.2/100.
Escanaba Juniorsenior High School accounts for 51.1% of all Escanaba Area Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Escanaba Area Public Schools a distant remainder — means Escanaba Area Public 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.
Escanaba Area Public Schools school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Escanaba Area Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 104 students (lowest) to 1,089 students (highest), a spread of 985 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.
Escanaba Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Escanaba Area Public 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.
How many schools are in Escanaba Area Public Schools?
Escanaba Area Public Schools has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,129 students.
How much does Escanaba Area Public Schools spend per student?
Escanaba Area Public Schools spends $13,739 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #318 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Escanaba Area Public Schools?
Escanaba Area Public Schools students are 88.9% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Escanaba Area Public Schools?
Escanaba Area Public Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #318 out of 702 districts in Michigan.