Gratiot-Isabella Resd

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Ithaca, Michigan - 1 schools

246
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Gratiot-Isabella Resd operates 1 public schools serving 246 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 Gratiot County.

The funding mix is 56.7% local, 28.3% state, and 15.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

and 37.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Giresd Center Programs, enrolling 173 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Giresd Center Programs accounts for 70.3% of all Gratiot-Isabella Resd student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gratiot-Isabella Resd a distant remainder — means Gratiot-Isabella Resd-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Gratiot-Isabella Resd reports 67.9% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Gratiot-Isabella Resd chronic absenteeism rate is 37.0% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

15.0%
Federal
28.3%
State
56.7%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Gratiot-Isabella Resd.

White 78.0%
Hispanic or Latino 9.2%
African American 4.0%
Asian 1.2%
Multiracial 4.0%
Other 3.5%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

37.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Gratiot-Isabella Resd

School Enrollment
Giresd Center Programs
173

How Gratiot-Isabella Resd Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Greater Heights Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Light of the World Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Flex High School of Michigan Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
The Greenspire School Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Gratiot-Isabella Resd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Gratiot-Isabella Resd?

Gratiot-Isabella Resd has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 246 students.

What is the demographic composition of Gratiot-Isabella Resd?

Gratiot-Isabella Resd students are 78.0% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.