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Gladwin, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Gladwin Community Schools #687 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,738 per pupil, Gladwin Community Schools ranks #606 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,605
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,738
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gladwin Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,605 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Gladwin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,738 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 38.3% local, 50.5% state, and 11.2% 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 23/100, ranked #687 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.
a 23:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 44.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gladwin Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 18.1/100.
Its largest campus is Gladwin High School, enrolling 486 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gladwin Community Alternative Hs, at 23 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gladwin High School accounts for 29.4% of all Gladwin Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gladwin 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.
Gladwin Community Schools school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Gladwin Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 486 students (highest), a spread of 463 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gladwin Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.3% 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.
Gladwin Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 23:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Gladwin Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 44.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Gladwin Community Schools?
Gladwin Community Schools has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,605 students.
How much does Gladwin Community Schools spend per student?
Gladwin Community Schools spends $11,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #687 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Gladwin Community Schools?
Gladwin Community Schools students are 93.5% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gladwin Community Schools?
Gladwin Community Schools has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #687 out of 707 districts in Michigan.