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Frankfort, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools #146 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,179 per pupil, Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools ranks #51 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
477
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools operates 2 public schools serving 477 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Benzie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,179 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 74.9% local, 13.8% state, and 11.3% 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 64/100, ranked #146 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 244:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Frankfort High School, enrolling 248 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Frankfort High School accounts for 50.8% of all Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools a distant remainder — means Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools-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.
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 35.2% — 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 Frankfort-Elberta Area 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 Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 477 students.
How much does Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools spend per student?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools spends $18,179 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #146 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools students are 90.0% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #146 out of 707 districts in Michigan.