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Fruitport, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Fruitport Community Schools #487 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,019 per pupil, Fruitport Community Schools ranks #360 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,678
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,019
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fruitport Community Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,678 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 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 Muskegon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,019 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.4% local, 57.1% 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 41/100, ranked #487 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 510.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fruitport Adult Education, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Fruitport High School, enrolling 812 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fruitport Alternative High School, at 21 students, a 39x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fruitport High School accounts for 30.3% of all Fruitport Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fruitport 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.
Fruitport Community Schools school enrollment varies 39× across entities
Fruitport Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 21 students (lowest) to 812 students (highest), a spread of 791 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fruitport Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Fruitport Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 511:1 — 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.
Fruitport Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Fruitport Community Schools?
Fruitport Community Schools has 7 schools, including 3 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,678 students.
How much does Fruitport Community Schools spend per student?
Fruitport Community Schools spends $13,019 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #487 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Fruitport Community Schools?
Fruitport Community Schools students are 83.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fruitport Community Schools?
Fruitport Community Schools has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #487 out of 707 districts in Michigan.