An equity score of 61/100 ranks Fennville Public Schools #169 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,472 per pupil, Fennville Public Schools ranks #224 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,247
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,472
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fennville Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,247 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Allegan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,472 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.9% local, 49.9% state, and 16.1% 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 #169 of 702 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 464.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% White, 47.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fennville Public High School, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
Fennville Elementary School accounts for 40.3% of all Fennville Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fennville 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Fennville Public Schools school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Fennville Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 503 students (highest), a spread of 468 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.
Fennville Public Schools reports 67.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Fennville Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — 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.
Fennville Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 44.9% — 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.
Fennville Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,247 students.
How much does Fennville Public Schools spend per student?
Fennville Public Schools spends $15,472 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #169 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fennville Public Schools?
Fennville Public Schools students are 48.5% White, 47.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fennville Public Schools?
Fennville Public Schools has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #169 out of 702 districts in Michigan.