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Holt, Michigan - 9 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Holt Public Schools #241 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,182 per pupil, Holt Public Schools ranks #331 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,923
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,182
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holt Public Schools operates 9 public schools serving 4,923 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Ingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,182 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 30.8% local, 62.9% state, and 6.3% 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 #241 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 369.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.2% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sycamore Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.4/100.
Its largest campus is Holt Senior High School, enrolling 1,529 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hope Middle School, at 158 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holt Senior High School accounts for 31.1% of all Holt Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Holt Public Schools-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.
Holt Public Schools school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities
Holt Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 158 students (lowest) to 1,529 students (highest), a spread of 1,371 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.
Holt Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
Holt Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.2% — 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.
Holt Public Schools has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,923 students.
How much does Holt Public Schools spend per student?
Holt Public Schools spends $13,182 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #241 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Holt Public Schools?
Holt Public Schools students are 51.2% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% African American, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holt Public Schools?
Holt Public Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #241 out of 707 districts in Michigan.