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Grand Ledge, Michigan - 8 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Grand Ledge Public Schools #572 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,018 per pupil, Grand Ledge Public Schools ranks #361 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,096
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,018
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grand Ledge Public Schools operates 8 public schools serving 5,096 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Eaton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,018 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.3% local, 50.4% state, and 7.3% 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 35/100, ranked #572 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 768.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Delta Center Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.
Its largest campus is Grand Ledge High School, enrolling 1,704 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eaton County Youth Facility, at 24 students, a 71x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grand Ledge High School accounts for 31.5% of all Grand Ledge Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grand Ledge Public 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.
Grand Ledge Public Schools school enrollment varies 71× across entities
Grand Ledge Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,704 students (highest), a spread of 1,680 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Grand Ledge Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 769:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Grand Ledge Public Schools 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.
How many schools are in Grand Ledge Public Schools?
Grand Ledge Public Schools has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,096 students.
How much does Grand Ledge Public Schools spend per student?
Grand Ledge Public Schools spends $13,018 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #572 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Grand Ledge Public Schools?
Grand Ledge Public Schools students are 71.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American, 4.0% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grand Ledge Public Schools?
Grand Ledge Public Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #572 out of 707 districts in Michigan.