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Grosse Ile, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Grosse Ile Township Schools #435 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,471 per pupil, Grosse Ile Township Schools ranks #285 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,594
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,471
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grosse Ile Township Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,594 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,471 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 27.4% local, 64.2% state, and 8.4% 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 44/100, ranked #435 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 319:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.0% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grosse Ile Middle School, with a diversity index of 26.3/100.
Its largest campus is Grosse Ile High School, enrolling 510 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Grosse Ile High School accounts for 32.0% of all Grosse Ile Township Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grosse Ile Township 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.
Grosse Ile Township Schools student-counselor ratio is 319:1 — 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 Grosse Ile Township Schools is typically wider than the Grosse Ile Township Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Grosse Ile Township Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — 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.