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Jonesville, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Jonesville Community Schools #470 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,392 per pupil, Jonesville Community Schools ranks #473 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,273
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,392
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jonesville Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,273 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Hillsdale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,392 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 18.5% local, 70.9% state, and 10.6% 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 42/100, ranked #470 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 295:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jonesville Pathways, with a diversity index of 18.1/100.
Its largest campus is Williams Elementary School, enrolling 512 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jonesville Pathways, at 62 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Williams Elementary School accounts for 40.2% of all Jonesville Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jonesville Community Schools-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.
Jonesville Community Schools school enrollment varies 8.3× across entities
Jonesville Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 62 students (lowest) to 512 students (highest), a spread of 450 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.
Jonesville Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% 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.
Jonesville Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Jonesville Community Schools is typically wider than the Jonesville Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Jonesville Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 42.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Jonesville Community Schools?
Jonesville Community Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,273 students.
How much does Jonesville Community Schools spend per student?
Jonesville Community Schools spends $12,392 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #470 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Jonesville Community Schools?
Jonesville Community Schools students are 92.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jonesville Community Schools?
Jonesville Community Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #470 out of 707 districts in Michigan.