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Lincoln Park, Michigan - 10 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Lincoln Park School District of the City of #51 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,618 per pupil, Lincoln Park School District of the City of ranks #62 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,864
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$17,618
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln Park School District of the City of operates 10 public schools serving 4,864 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,618 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 30.1% local, 57.3% state, and 12.6% 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 74/100, ranked #51 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 410.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 33.9% White, 16.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Raupp School, with a diversity index of 69.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Park High School, enrolling 1,384 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mixter School, at 35 students, a 40x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln Park High School accounts for 28.5% of all Lincoln Park School District of the City of student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lincoln Park School District of the City of-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 Park School District of the City of school enrollment varies 40× across entities
Lincoln Park School District of the City of school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,384 students (highest), a spread of 1,349 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lincoln Park School District of the City of has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.1% 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 — including this one — 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 Park School District of the City of student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — 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.
Lincoln Park School District of the City of chronic absenteeism rate is 46.4% — 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 Park School District of the City of'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 Park School District of the City of?
Lincoln Park School District of the City of has 10 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 4,864 students.
How much does Lincoln Park School District of the City of spend per student?
Lincoln Park School District of the City of spends $17,618 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #51 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln Park School District of the City of?
Lincoln Park School District of the City of students are 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 33.9% White, 16.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln Park School District of the City of?
Lincoln Park School District of the City of has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #51 out of 707 districts in Michigan.