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Maple City, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Glen Lake Community Schools #74 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,418 per pupil, Glen Lake Community Schools ranks #30 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Glen Lake Community Schools operates 1 public schools serving 711 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Leelanau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,418 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.4% local, 13.0% state, and 25.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #74 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 183.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Glen Lake Community School, enrolling 735 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Glen Lake Community School accounts for 100.0% of all Glen Lake Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Glen Lake Community Schools a distant remainder — means Glen Lake Community Schools-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.
Glen Lake Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Glen Lake Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Glen Lake Community Schools?
Glen Lake Community Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 711 students.
How much does Glen Lake Community Schools spend per student?
Glen Lake Community Schools spends $21,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #74 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Glen Lake Community Schools?
Glen Lake Community Schools students are 94.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glen Lake Community Schools?
Glen Lake Community Schools has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #74 out of 707 districts in Michigan.