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Lake Leelanau, Michigan - 1 schools
At $14,352 per pupil, Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy ranks #176 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy operates 1 public schools serving 74 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 Leelanau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,352 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.1% local, 53.1% state, and 17.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 38.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy accounts for 95.9% of all Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy a distant remainder — means Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy-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.
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 38.0% — 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 Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy'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 Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy?
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 74 students.
How much does Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy spend per student?
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy spends $14,352 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy?
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy students are 73.2% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.