At $12,558 per pupil, Flat River Academy ranks #649 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
129
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,558
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Flat River Academy operates 1 public schools serving 129 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 Montcalm County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,558 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 13.7% local, 63.0% state, and 23.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Flat River Academy, enrolling 160 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Flat River Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Flat River Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Flat River Academy a distant remainder — means Flat River Academy-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.
Flat River Academy reports 74.4% 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.
Flat River Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — 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.
Flat River Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 129 students.
How much does Flat River Academy spend per student?
Flat River Academy spends $12,558 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Flat River Academy?
Flat River Academy students are 88.1% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.