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Madison Heights, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Lamphere Public Schools #128 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,591 per pupil, Lamphere Public Schools ranks #83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,341
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,591
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lamphere Public Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,341 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,591 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.3% local, 43.1% state, and 10.6% 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 65/100, ranked #128 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 457.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% White, 14.3% African American, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hiller Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lamphere High School, enrolling 753 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lamphere Center, at 29 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lamphere High School accounts for 31.2% of all Lamphere Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lamphere Public Schools-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.
Lamphere Public Schools school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Lamphere Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 753 students (highest), a spread of 724 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lamphere Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.6% 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.
Lamphere Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 457:1 — 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.
Lamphere Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — 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.
Lamphere Public Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,341 students.
How much does Lamphere Public Schools spend per student?
Lamphere Public Schools spends $16,591 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #128 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lamphere Public Schools?
Lamphere Public Schools students are 64.3% White, 14.3% African American, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lamphere Public Schools?
Lamphere Public Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #128 out of 707 districts in Michigan.