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Ypsilanti, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Lincoln Consolidated School District #280 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,605 per pupil, Lincoln Consolidated School District ranks #158 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,566
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,605
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln Consolidated School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,566 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Washtenaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,605 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 35.0% local, 52.0% state, and 12.9% 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 54/100, ranked #280 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 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 279.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 24.9% African American, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brick Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Senior High School, enrolling 810 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lcs Virtual Academy, at 121 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln Senior High School accounts for 22.7% of all Lincoln Consolidated School District student enrollment
That concentration means Lincoln Consolidated School District-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.
Lincoln Consolidated School District school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Lincoln Consolidated School District school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 810 students (highest), a spread of 689 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.
Lincoln Consolidated School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.2% 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.
Lincoln Consolidated School District student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — 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 Lincoln Consolidated School District is typically wider than the Lincoln Consolidated School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lincoln Consolidated School District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Consolidated 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 Lincoln Consolidated School District?
Lincoln Consolidated School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,566 students.
How much does Lincoln Consolidated School District spend per student?
Lincoln Consolidated School District spends $14,605 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #280 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln Consolidated School District?
Lincoln Consolidated School District students are 49.4% White, 24.9% African American, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln Consolidated School District?
Lincoln Consolidated School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #280 out of 707 districts in Michigan.