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Genesee, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Genesee School District #272 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,030 per pupil, Genesee School District ranks #706 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
731
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$11,030
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Genesee School District operates 2 public schools serving 731 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,030 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 18.7% local, 70.7% state, and 10.6% 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 55/100, ranked #272 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 367:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 58.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Genesee High School, enrolling 367 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Genesee High School accounts for 50.2% of all Genesee School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Genesee School District a distant remainder — means Genesee 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.
Genesee School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.6% 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 — including this one — 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.
Genesee School District student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — 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.
Genesee School District chronic absenteeism rate is 58.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Genesee School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 731 students.
How much does Genesee School District spend per student?
Genesee School District spends $11,030 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #272 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Genesee School District?
Genesee School District students are 73.2% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Genesee School District?
Genesee School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #272 out of 707 districts in Michigan.