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Grant, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Grant Public School District #263 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,091 per pupil, Grant Public School District ranks #533 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,638
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,091
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grant Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,638 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Newaygo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,091 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 15.1% local, 73.0% state, and 11.9% 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 55/100, ranked #263 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.
a 335.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% White, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grant Learning Center, with a diversity index of 53.4/100.
Its largest campus is Grant High School, enrolling 457 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grant Learning Center, at 22 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grant High School accounts for 27.9% of all Grant Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grant Public School District-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.
Grant Public School District school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Grant Public School District school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 457 students (highest), a spread of 435 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Grant Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.1% 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.
Grant Public School District student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Grant Public School District is typically wider than the Grant Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Grant Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.9% — 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 Grant Public School District?
Grant Public School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,638 students.
How much does Grant Public School District spend per student?
Grant Public School District spends $12,091 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #263 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Grant Public School District?
Grant Public School District students are 70.8% White, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grant Public School District?
Grant Public School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #263 out of 707 districts in Michigan.