An equity score of 29/100 ranks Fairview Area School District #649 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,037 per pupil, Fairview Area School District ranks #420 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairview Area School District operates 1 public schools serving 298 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Oscoda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,037 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 52.6% local, 22.5% state, and 24.9% 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 29/100, ranked #649 of 702 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.
and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% White, 1.3% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fairview School, enrolling 309 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Fairview School accounts for 100.0% of all Fairview Area School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fairview Area School District a distant remainder — means Fairview Area School District-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.
Fairview Area School District reports 60.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Fairview Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Fairview Area School District is typically wider than the Fairview Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Fairview Area School District'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 Fairview Area School District?
Fairview Area School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 298 students.
How much does Fairview Area School District spend per student?
Fairview Area School District spends $14,037 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #649 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fairview Area School District?
Fairview Area School District students are 97.1% White, 1.3% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairview Area School District?
Fairview Area School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #649 out of 702 districts in Michigan.