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Freeland, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Freeland Community School District #674 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,403 per pupil, Freeland Community School District ranks #745 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,051
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,403
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freeland Community School District operates 3 public schools serving 2,051 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Saginaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,403 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.7% local, 72.4% state, and 8.9% 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 26/100, ranked #674 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 1050:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freeland Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.4/100.
Its largest campus is Freeland Middle Schoolhigh School, enrolling 897 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Freeland Learning Center, at 295 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Freeland Middle Schoolhigh School accounts for 43.7% of all Freeland Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Freeland Community School District-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.
Freeland Community School District school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Freeland Community School District school enrollment ranges from 295 students (lowest) to 897 students (highest), a spread of 602 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Freeland Community School District student-counselor ratio is 1050:1 — 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.
Freeland Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Freeland Community School District is typically wider than the Freeland Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Freeland Community School District'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 Freeland Community School District?
Freeland Community School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,051 students.
How much does Freeland Community School District spend per student?
Freeland Community School District spends $10,403 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #674 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Freeland Community School District?
Freeland Community School District students are 88.2% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freeland Community School District?
Freeland Community School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #674 out of 707 districts in Michigan.