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Hancock, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Hancock Public Schools #330 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,066 per pupil, Hancock Public Schools ranks #346 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hancock Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 604 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Houghton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,066 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 35.4% local, 51.7% state, and 12.9% 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 51/100, ranked #330 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 292:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hancock Middlehigh School, enrolling 292 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Hancock Middlehigh School accounts for 48.3% of all Hancock Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hancock Public Schools a distant remainder — means Hancock Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Hancock Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 292:1 — 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 Hancock Public Schools is typically wider than the Hancock Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Hancock Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 44.0% — 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.
Hancock Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 604 students.
How much does Hancock Public Schools spend per student?
Hancock Public Schools spends $13,066 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #330 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Hancock Public Schools?
Hancock Public Schools students are 94.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hancock Public Schools?
Hancock Public Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #330 out of 707 districts in Michigan.