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Hazel Park, Michigan - 11 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Hazel Park School District of the City of #52 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,578 per pupil, Hazel Park School District of the City of ranks #63 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,947
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$17,578
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hazel Park School District of the City of operates 11 public schools serving 2,947 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,578 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.9% local, 49.4% state, and 13.7% 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 74/100, ranked #52 of 707 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 210.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.0% White, 46.0% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Viking Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hazel Park High School, enrolling 567 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jardon Vocational School, at 34 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hazel Park High School accounts for 19.2% of all Hazel Park School District of the City of student enrollment
That concentration means Hazel Park School District of the City of-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.
Hazel Park School District of the City of school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Hazel Park School District of the City of school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 567 students (highest), a spread of 533 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hazel Park School District of the City of has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Hazel Park School District of the City of student-counselor ratio is 211:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hazel Park School District of the City of chronic absenteeism rate is 61.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Hazel Park School District of the City of's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Hazel Park School District of the City of?
Hazel Park School District of the City of has 11 schools, including 4 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,947 students.
How much does Hazel Park School District of the City of spend per student?
Hazel Park School District of the City of spends $17,578 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #52 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Hazel Park School District of the City of?
Hazel Park School District of the City of students are 48.0% White, 46.0% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hazel Park School District of the City of?
Hazel Park School District of the City of has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #52 out of 707 districts in Michigan.