An equity score of 76/100 ranks Fitzgerald Public Schools #31 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,383 per pupil, Fitzgerald Public Schools ranks #112 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,202
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,383
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fitzgerald Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,202 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,383 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 33.1% local, 46.9% state, and 20.1% 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 76/100, ranked #31 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 330.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 58.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.4% African American, 19.8% Asian, 14.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Schofield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Fitzgerald Senior High School, enrolling 861 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fitzgerald Virtual Academy, at 78 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fitzgerald Senior High School accounts for 38.1% of all Fitzgerald Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fitzgerald Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fitzgerald Public Schools school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Fitzgerald Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 861 students (highest), a spread of 783 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.
Fitzgerald Public Schools reports 81.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Fitzgerald Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — 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 Fitzgerald Public Schools is typically wider than the Fitzgerald Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Fitzgerald Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 58.2% — 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 Fitzgerald Public Schools?
Fitzgerald Public Schools has 6 schools, including 2 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,202 students.
How much does Fitzgerald Public Schools spend per student?
Fitzgerald Public Schools spends $17,383 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #31 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fitzgerald Public Schools?
Fitzgerald Public Schools students are 50.4% African American, 19.8% Asian, 14.8% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fitzgerald Public Schools?
Fitzgerald Public Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #31 out of 702 districts in Michigan.