An equity score of 55/100 ranks Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 #264 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,835 per pupil, Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 ranks #314 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 operates 4 public schools serving 674 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Marquette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,835 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.0% local, 51.0% state, and 18.0% 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 55/100, ranked #264 of 702 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 137.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ishpemingnegauneenice Comm Ed Division, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Birchview School, enrolling 233 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ishpemingnegauneenice Comm Ed Division, at 22 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Birchview School accounts for 34.6% of all Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ishpeming Public School District No. 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 233 students (highest), a spread of 211 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.
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 reports 58.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 student-counselor ratio is 137:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 49.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Ishpeming Public School District No. 1'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 Ishpeming Public School District No. 1?
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 674 students.
How much does Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 spend per student?
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 spends $14,835 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #264 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Ishpeming Public School District No. 1?
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 students are 87.8% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ishpeming Public School District No. 1?
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #264 out of 702 districts in Michigan.