An equity score of 37/100 ranks Grand Traverse Academy #553 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,977 per pupil, Grand Traverse Academy ranks #808 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Grand Traverse Academy operates 1 public schools serving 787 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 Grand Traverse County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,977 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.6% local, 89.8% state, and 4.5% 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 37/100, ranked #553 of 702 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 824:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Grand Traverse Academy, enrolling 824 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Grand Traverse Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Grand Traverse Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grand Traverse Academy a distant remainder — means Grand Traverse Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Grand Traverse Academy student-counselor ratio is 824:1 — 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 Traverse Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Grand Traverse Academy is typically wider than the Grand Traverse Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Grand Traverse Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 787 students.
How much does Grand Traverse Academy spend per student?
Grand Traverse Academy spends $8,977 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #553 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Grand Traverse Academy?
Grand Traverse Academy students are 87.4% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grand Traverse Academy?
Grand Traverse Academy has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #553 out of 702 districts in Michigan.