Kensington Woods Schools

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Lakeland, Michigan - 1 schools

At $10,216 per pupil, Kensington Woods Schools ranks #779 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

111
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$10,216
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Kensington Woods Schools operates 1 public schools serving 111 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 Livingston County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,216 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 6.1% local, 87.8% state, and 6.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), and 57.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Kensington Woods Schools, enrolling 114 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 7.2% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (111 to 103 students), and the student-teacher ratio widened by 1017.5 students per teacher despite the decline, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $1,312,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 40.3% went to instruction, 46.1% to support services, and 2.4% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

Kensington Woods Schools accounts for 100.0% of all Kensington Woods Schools student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kensington Woods Schools a distant remainder — means Kensington Woods 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Kensington Woods Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 57.9% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

6.1%
Federal
87.8%
State
6.1%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Kensington Woods Schools.

White 92.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
African American 1.8%
Multiracial 0.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

1 / 1
Schools with AP
2 AP courses total
57.9%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Kensington Woods Schools

School Enrollment
Kensington Woods Schools
Charter
114

How Kensington Woods Schools Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Manistee Isd Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Gateway to Success Academy Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Gogebic-Ontonagon Isd Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Three Lakes Academy Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County Similar size Similar spending Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Kensington Woods Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Kensington Woods Schools?

Kensington Woods Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 111 students.

How much does Kensington Woods Schools spend per student?

Kensington Woods Schools spends $10,216 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Kensington Woods Schools?

Kensington Woods Schools students are 92.1% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.