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Fowlerville, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Fowlerville Community Schools #547 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,863 per pupil, Fowlerville Community Schools ranks #578 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,590
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,863
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fowlerville Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,590 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Livingston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,863 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 31.1% local, 60.3% state, and 8.6% 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 37/100, ranked #547 of 707 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 468.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ht Smith Elementary School, with a diversity index of 15.6/100.
Its largest campus is Fowlerville High School, enrolling 774 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fowlerville Online Learning Academy, at 53 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fowlerville High School accounts for 29.9% of all Fowlerville Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fowlerville Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fowlerville Community Schools school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Fowlerville Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 53 students (lowest) to 774 students (highest), a spread of 721 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.
Fowlerville Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 469:1 — 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.
Fowlerville Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Fowlerville Community Schools'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 Fowlerville Community Schools?
Fowlerville Community Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,590 students.
How much does Fowlerville Community Schools spend per student?
Fowlerville Community Schools spends $11,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #547 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fowlerville Community Schools?
Fowlerville Community Schools students are 93.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fowlerville Community Schools?
Fowlerville Community Schools has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #547 out of 707 districts in Michigan.