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Mesick, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan #660 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,593 per pupil, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan ranks #807 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan operates 1 public schools serving 2,308 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Wexford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,593 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.9% local, 92.3% state, and 6.8% 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 28/100, ranked #660 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 575.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% White, 30.7% African American, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan accounts for 100.0% of all Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan a distant remainder — means Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan-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.
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan student-counselor ratio is 576:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan is typically wider than the Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan'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 Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan?
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,308 students.
How much does Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan spend per student?
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan spends $8,593 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #660 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan?
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan students are 48.3% White, 30.7% African American, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan?
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #660 out of 707 districts in Michigan.