An equity score of 57/100 ranks Kalkaska Public Schools #230 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,268 per pupil, Kalkaska Public Schools ranks #250 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,393
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,268
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kalkaska Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,393 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Kalkaska County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,268 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 45.2% local, 41.1% state, and 13.7% 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 57/100, ranked #230 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 307.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kalkaska High School, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Birch Street Elementary School, enrolling 517 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rapid City Elementary School, at 70 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Birch Street Elementary School accounts for 34.3% of all Kalkaska Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kalkaska Public Schools-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.
Kalkaska Public Schools school enrollment varies 7.4× across entities
Kalkaska Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 70 students (lowest) to 517 students (highest), a spread of 447 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.
Kalkaska Public Schools reports 59.3% 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.
Kalkaska Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — 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 Kalkaska Public Schools is typically wider than the Kalkaska Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Kalkaska Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.7% — 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.
Kalkaska Public Schools has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,393 students.
How much does Kalkaska Public Schools spend per student?
Kalkaska Public Schools spends $15,268 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #230 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Kalkaska Public Schools?
Kalkaska Public Schools students are 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kalkaska Public Schools?
Kalkaska Public Schools has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #230 out of 702 districts in Michigan.