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Linden, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Linden Community Schools #590 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,924 per pupil, Linden Community Schools ranks #567 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,468
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,924
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Linden Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,468 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,924 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.0% local, 67.5% state, and 8.6% 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 34/100, ranked #590 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 417.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Linden Elementary School, with a diversity index of 27.3/100.
Its largest campus is Linden High School, enrolling 775 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Linden High School accounts for 31.4% of all Linden Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Linden Community Schools-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.
Linden Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Linden Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 295 students (lowest) to 775 students (highest), a spread of 480 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.
Linden Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — 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.
Linden Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Linden Community Schools is typically wider than the Linden Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Linden Community Schools has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,468 students.
How much does Linden Community Schools spend per student?
Linden Community Schools spends $11,924 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #590 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Linden Community Schools?
Linden Community Schools students are 88.9% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Linden Community Schools?
Linden Community Schools has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #590 out of 707 districts in Michigan.