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Hesperia, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Hesperia Community Schools #249 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,673 per pupil, Hesperia Community Schools ranks #251 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$13,673
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hesperia Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 818 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Newaygo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,673 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 21.6% local, 64.3% state, and 14.2% 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 56/100, ranked #249 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), and 70.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is David C Outwin Middle School, with a diversity index of 22.9/100.
Patricia St Clair Elementary School accounts for 43.3% of all Hesperia Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hesperia Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Hesperia Community Schools school enrollment varies 118× across entities
Hesperia Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 354 students (highest), a spread of 351 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hesperia Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.3% 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.
Hesperia Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 70.1% — 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 Hesperia Community Schools?
Hesperia Community Schools has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 818 students.
How much does Hesperia Community Schools spend per student?
Hesperia Community Schools spends $13,673 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #249 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Hesperia Community Schools?
Hesperia Community Schools students are 88.1% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hesperia Community Schools?
Hesperia Community Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #249 out of 707 districts in Michigan.