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Highland, Michigan - 16 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Huron Valley Schools #414 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,703 per pupil, Huron Valley Schools ranks #245 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Huron Valley Schools operates 16 public schools serving 7,970 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 7 elementary, 1 high 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 $13,703 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 37.5% local, 52.2% state, and 10.3% 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 45/100, ranked #414 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 375.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Johnson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.8/100.
Its largest campus is Milford High School, enrolling 1,193 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Apollo Center, at 5 students, a 239x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Huron Valley Schools school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,193 students (highest), a spread of 1,188 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Huron Valley Schools is typically wider than the Huron Valley Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 16 schools in Huron Valley Schools.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Huron Valley Schools's schools, below the Michigan average of 36.2.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Milford High School | 1,193 |
| Lakeland High School | 1,012 |
| Muir Middle School | 656 |
| Oak Valley Middle School | 531 |
| White Lake Middle School | 525 |
| Country Oaks Elementary School | 488 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 448 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 434 |
| Spring Mills Elementary School | 424 |
| Johnson Elementary School | 419 |
| Kurtz Elementary School | 400 |
| Oxbow Elementary School | 397 |
| Highland Elementary School | 292 |
| Harbor High School | 133 |
| Huron Valley Adult Education | 15 |
| Apollo Center | 5 |
The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Community Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Rockford Public Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Clarkston Community School District | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Wayne Resa | Similar size | No spending data | More locally funded |
| South Lyon Community Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Huron Valley Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Detroit Public Schools Community District →Huron Valley Schools has 16 schools, including 8 combined, 7 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 7,970 students.
Huron Valley Schools spends $13,703 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #414 in Michigan.
Huron Valley Schools students are 86.8% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Huron Valley Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #414 out of 707 districts in Michigan.
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