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Farmington, Michigan - 16 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Farmington Public School District #173 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,080 per pupil, Farmington Public School District ranks #101 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,041
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$16,080
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Farmington Public School District operates 16 public schools serving 9,041 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,080 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 45.0% local, 48.7% state, and 6.2% 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 61/100, ranked #173 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 327.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 28.5% African American, 13.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hillside Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Its largest campus is Farmington High School, enrolling 1,470 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Visions Unlimited, at 48 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Farmington High School accounts for 16.3% of all Farmington Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Farmington Public School District-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.
Farmington Public School District school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Farmington Public School District school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,470 students (highest), a spread of 1,422 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Farmington Public School District student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — 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 Farmington Public School District is typically wider than the Farmington Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Farmington Public School District 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 Farmington Public 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 Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District has 16 schools, including 3 high, 8 elementary, 3 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 9,041 students.
How much does Farmington Public School District spend per student?
Farmington Public School District spends $16,080 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #173 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District students are 46.7% White, 28.5% African American, 13.8% Asian, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #173 out of 707 districts in Michigan.