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Litchfield, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Litchfield Community Schools #56 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,096 per pupil, Litchfield Community Schools ranks #134 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
251
Total Enrollment
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$15,096
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Litchfield Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 251 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Hillsdale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,096 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 19.2% local, 52.6% state, and 28.2% 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 #56 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.
and 48.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Litchfield High School, enrolling 143 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Litchfield High School accounts for 56.5% of all Litchfield Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Litchfield Community Schools a distant remainder — means Litchfield 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.
Litchfield Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Litchfield Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 48.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Litchfield Community Schools?
Litchfield Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 251 students.
How much does Litchfield Community Schools spend per student?
Litchfield Community Schools spends $15,096 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #56 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Litchfield Community Schools?
Litchfield Community Schools students are 92.8% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Litchfield Community Schools?
Litchfield Community Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #56 out of 707 districts in Michigan.