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Essexville, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Essexville-Hampton Public Schools #533 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,672 per pupil, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools ranks #613 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,500
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,672
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,500 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Bay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,672 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.5% local, 69.3% state, and 10.1% 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 38/100, ranked #533 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 243.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wr Bush Elementary School, with a diversity index of 25.4/100.
Its largest campus is Garber High School, enrolling 489 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Garber High School accounts for 32.1% of all Essexville-Hampton Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Essexville-Hampton 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.
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 236 students (lowest) to 489 students (highest), a spread of 253 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 243:1 — 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.
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Essexville-Hampton Public 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 Essexville-Hampton Public Schools?
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,500 students.
How much does Essexville-Hampton Public Schools spend per student?
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools spends $11,672 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #533 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Essexville-Hampton Public Schools?
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools students are 86.9% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Essexville-Hampton Public Schools?
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #533 out of 707 districts in Michigan.