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Brethren, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Kaleva Norman Dickson School District #462 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,946 per pupil, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District ranks #377 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
539
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,946
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District operates 3 public schools serving 539 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Manistee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,946 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 41.1% local, 34.2% state, and 24.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #462 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.
a 515.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 64.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Knd Elementary, with a diversity index of 25.2/100.
Its largest campus is Knd Elementary, enrolling 289 students (56% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brethren Middle School, at 85 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Knd Elementary accounts for 53.6% of all Kaleva Norman Dickson School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kaleva Norman Dickson School District a distant remainder — means Kaleva Norman Dickson School District-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.
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 289 students (highest), a spread of 204 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.
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District student-counselor ratio is 515:1 — 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.
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District chronic absenteeism rate is 64.2% — 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 Kaleva Norman Dickson School District'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 Kaleva Norman Dickson School District?
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 539 students.
How much does Kaleva Norman Dickson School District spend per student?
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District spends $12,946 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #462 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Kaleva Norman Dickson School District?
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District students are 89.1% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kaleva Norman Dickson School District?
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #462 out of 707 districts in Michigan.