An equity score of 49/100 ranks L'anse Creuse Public Schools #349 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,114 per pupil, L'anse Creuse Public Schools ranks #271 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,414
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$15,114
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
L'anse Creuse Public Schools operates 17 public schools serving 9,414 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,114 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.6% local, 56.0% state, and 12.4% 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 49/100, ranked #349 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 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 313.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% White, 22.0% African American, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tenniswood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 62.0/100.
High School North accounts for 16.4% of all L'anse Creuse Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means L'anse Creuse Public Schools-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.
L'anse Creuse Public Schools school enrollment varies 67× across entities
L'anse Creuse Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 1,545 students (highest), a spread of 1,522 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
L'anse Creuse Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 314:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within L'anse Creuse Public Schools is typically wider than the L'anse Creuse Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
L'anse Creuse Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — 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.