An equity score of 57/100 ranks Kearsley Community School District #227 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,665 per pupil, Kearsley Community School District ranks #480 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,843
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,665
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kearsley Community School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,843 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 2 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,665 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.5% local, 69.1% state, and 14.4% 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 57/100, ranked #227 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 364.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 14.5% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kate Dowdall Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.8/100.
Its largest campus is Kearsley High School, enrolling 836 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kearsley Virtual Academy, at 83 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kearsley High School accounts for 29.4% of all Kearsley Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kearsley Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Kearsley Community School District school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Kearsley Community School District school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 836 students (highest), a spread of 753 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.
Kearsley Community School District reports 75.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Kearsley Community School District student-counselor ratio is 365:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kearsley Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.0% — 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 Kearsley Community 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 Kearsley Community School District?
Kearsley Community School District has 6 schools, including 2 high, 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,843 students.
How much does Kearsley Community School District spend per student?
Kearsley Community School District spends $13,665 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #227 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Kearsley Community School District?
Kearsley Community School District students are 67.5% White, 14.5% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kearsley Community School District?
Kearsley Community School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #227 out of 702 districts in Michigan.