An equity score of 71/100 ranks Godfrey-Lee Public Schools #66 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,507 per pupil, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools ranks #223 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,650
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,507
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,650 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,507 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.2% local, 61.5% state, and 16.3% 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 71/100, ranked #66 of 702 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 441.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American, 6.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Godfreylee Early Childhood Ctr, with a diversity index of 40.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lee High School, enrolling 537 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Lee Campus, at 87 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lee High School accounts for 32.5% of all Godfrey-Lee Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Godfrey-Lee Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 537 students (highest), a spread of 450 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools reports 81.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 442:1 — 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.
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 46.9% — 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 Godfrey-Lee Public Schools?
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,650 students.
How much does Godfrey-Lee Public Schools spend per student?
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools spends $15,507 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #66 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Godfrey-Lee Public Schools?
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools students are 80.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American, 6.6% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Godfrey-Lee Public Schools?
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #66 out of 702 districts in Michigan.