An equity score of 34/100 ranks Forest Park School District #597 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,167 per pupil, Forest Park School District ranks #407 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Forest Park School District operates 1 public schools serving 479 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 Iron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,167 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 51.8% local, 30.5% state, and 17.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #597 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 962:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Forest Park School, enrolling 481 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Forest Park School accounts for 100.0% of all Forest Park School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Forest Park School District a distant remainder — means Forest Park School District-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.
Forest Park School District student-counselor ratio is 962:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Forest Park School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Forest Park School District is typically wider than the Forest Park School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Forest Park School District?
Forest Park School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 479 students.
How much does Forest Park School District spend per student?
Forest Park School District spends $14,167 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #597 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Forest Park School District?
Forest Park School District students are 90.9% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Forest Park School District?
Forest Park School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #597 out of 702 districts in Michigan.