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Gobles, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Gobles Public School District #250 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,722 per pupil, Gobles Public School District ranks #422 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
737
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,722
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gobles Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 737 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Van Buren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,722 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 26.2% local, 50.1% state, and 23.7% 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 56/100, ranked #250 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 215.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gobles Elementary School, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is Gobles High School, enrolling 396 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gobles Virtual Academy, at 35 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gobles High School accounts for 50.4% of all Gobles Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gobles Public School District a distant remainder — means Gobles Public 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.
Gobles Public School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Gobles Public School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 396 students (highest), a spread of 361 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gobles Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.3% 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.
Gobles Public School District student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — 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.
Gobles Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Gobles Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Gobles Public School District?
Gobles Public School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 737 students.
How much does Gobles Public School District spend per student?
Gobles Public School District spends $12,722 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #250 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Gobles Public School District?
Gobles Public School District students are 81.5% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gobles Public School District?
Gobles Public School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #250 out of 707 districts in Michigan.