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Shepherd, Michigan - 1 schools
At $11,765 per pupil, Flextech High School Shepherd ranks #598 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Flextech High School Shepherd operates 1 public schools serving 71 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 Isabella County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,765 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.1% local, 73.5% state, and 6.4% 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 5.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.1% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Flextech High School Shepherd, enrolling 79 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Flextech High School Shepherd accounts for 100.0% of all Flextech High School Shepherd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Flextech High School Shepherd a distant remainder — means Flextech High School Shepherd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Flextech High School Shepherd chronic absenteeism rate is 5.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Flextech High School Shepherd'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 Flextech High School Shepherd?
Flextech High School Shepherd has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 71 students.
How much does Flextech High School Shepherd spend per student?
Flextech High School Shepherd spends $11,765 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Flextech High School Shepherd?
Flextech High School Shepherd students are 86.1% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.