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Kingston, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Kingston Community School District #442 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,517 per pupil, Kingston Community School District ranks #449 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
581
Total Enrollment
2
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$12,517
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kingston Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 581 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Tuscola County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,517 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.5% local, 61.8% state, and 18.8% 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 44/100, ranked #442 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 131:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kingston Elementary School, enrolling 319 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Kingston Elementary School accounts for 54.9% of all Kingston Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kingston Community School District a distant remainder — means Kingston Community School District-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.
Kingston Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.8% 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.
Kingston Community School District student-counselor ratio is 131:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Kingston Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Kingston 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 Kingston Community School District?
Kingston Community School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 581 students.
How much does Kingston Community School District spend per student?
Kingston Community School District spends $12,517 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #442 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Kingston Community School District?
Kingston Community School District students are 95.2% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kingston Community School District?
Kingston Community School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #442 out of 707 districts in Michigan.