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Stevensville, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Lakeshore School District (Berrien) #528 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,094 per pupil, Lakeshore School District (Berrien) ranks #531 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,688
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,094
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) operates 5 public schools serving 2,688 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Berrien County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,094 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 27.3% local, 63.2% state, and 9.5% 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 38/100, ranked #528 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 385:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stewart Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lakeshore High School, enrolling 843 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Lakeshore High School accounts for 31.4% of all Lakeshore School District (Berrien) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lakeshore School District (Berrien)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) school enrollment ranges from 377 students (lowest) to 843 students (highest), a spread of 466 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.
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) student-counselor ratio is 385:1 — 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.
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4% — 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 Lakeshore School District (Berrien)'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 Lakeshore School District (Berrien)?
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,688 students.
How much does Lakeshore School District (Berrien) spend per student?
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) spends $12,094 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #528 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lakeshore School District (Berrien)?
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) students are 80.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian, 4.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakeshore School District (Berrien)?
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #528 out of 707 districts in Michigan.