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Gladstone, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Gladstone Area Schools #632 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,155 per pupil, Gladstone Area Schools ranks #692 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,490
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,155
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gladstone Area Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Delta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,155 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 20.2% local, 69.1% 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 30/100, ranked #632 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James T Jones Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Gladstone Area High School, enrolling 472 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Gladstone Area High School accounts for 31.6% of all Gladstone Area Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gladstone Area 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.
Gladstone Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.4% — 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.
Gladstone Area Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,490 students.
How much does Gladstone Area Schools spend per student?
Gladstone Area Schools spends $11,155 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #632 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Gladstone Area Schools?
Gladstone Area Schools students are 87.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gladstone Area Schools?
Gladstone Area Schools has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #632 out of 707 districts in Michigan.