An equity score of 42/100 ranks Fowler Public Schools #487 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,966 per pupil, Fowler Public Schools ranks #431 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
443
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,966
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fowler Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,966 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 24.8% local, 65.7% state, and 9.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #487 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 393.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.0% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Waldron Elementary and Middle School accounts for 59.1% of all Fowler Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fowler Public Schools a distant remainder — means Fowler Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Fowler Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — 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.
Fowler Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Fowler Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 443 students.
How much does Fowler Public Schools spend per student?
Fowler Public Schools spends $13,966 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #487 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fowler Public Schools?
Fowler Public Schools students are 96.0% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fowler Public Schools?
Fowler Public Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #487 out of 702 districts in Michigan.