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Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy #32 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,390 per pupil, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy ranks #23 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy operates 1 public schools serving 596 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Chippewa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,390 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.3% local, 50.2% state, and 12.5% 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 77/100, ranked #32 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 601:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy a distant remainder — means Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy-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.
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.0% 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.
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy student-counselor ratio is 601:1 — 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.
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is typically wider than the Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy'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 Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 596 students.
How much does Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy spend per student?
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy spends $22,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #32 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy students are 36.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #32 out of 707 districts in Michigan.