An equity score of 65/100 ranks Gwinn Area Community Schools #128 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,001 per pupil, Gwinn Area Community Schools ranks #287 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Gwinn Area Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 997 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Marquette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,001 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.2% local, 49.8% state, and 19.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #128 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 435.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 59.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gwinn Middlehigh School, with a diversity index of 33.3/100.
Its largest campus is Gwinn Middlehigh School, enrolling 477 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Gwinn Middlehigh School accounts for 47.8% of all Gwinn Area Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gwinn Area Community Schools a distant remainder — means Gwinn Area Community Schools-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Gwinn Area Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Gwinn Area Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 207 students (lowest) to 477 students (highest), a spread of 270 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gwinn Area Community Schools reports 60.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Gwinn Area Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 436:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Gwinn Area Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 59.7% — 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools?
Gwinn Area Community Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 997 students.
How much does Gwinn Area Community Schools spend per student?
Gwinn Area Community Schools spends $15,001 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #128 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Gwinn Area Community Schools?
Gwinn Area Community Schools students are 83.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gwinn Area Community Schools?
Gwinn Area Community Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #128 out of 702 districts in Michigan.