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Iron Mountain, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Iron Mountain Public Schools #627 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,852 per pupil, Iron Mountain Public Schools ranks #579 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
756
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,852
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iron Mountain Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 756 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Dickinson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,852 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.5% local, 54.1% state, and 13.4% 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 31/100, ranked #627 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 714:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.5% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Elementary School, with a diversity index of 36.7/100.
Its largest campus is North Elementary School, enrolling 263 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
North Elementary School accounts for 32.3% of all Iron Mountain Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Iron Mountain Public 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.
Iron Mountain Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Iron Mountain Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 263 students (highest), a spread of 164 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Iron Mountain Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.5% 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 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.
Iron Mountain Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 714:1 — 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.
Iron Mountain Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 Iron Mountain Public Schools is typically wider than the Iron Mountain Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Iron Mountain Public Schools?
Iron Mountain Public Schools has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 756 students.
How much does Iron Mountain Public Schools spend per student?
Iron Mountain Public Schools spends $11,852 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #627 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Iron Mountain Public Schools?
Iron Mountain Public Schools students are 83.5% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Iron Mountain Public Schools?
Iron Mountain Public Schools has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #627 out of 707 districts in Michigan.