Mackinac Island Public Schools

Public school district · Mackinac County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2622230

Mackinac Island Public Schools spent $39,759 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 64 students in 2024-25; 20.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $38,785 per student, down 2.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mackinac Island Public Schools in enrollment (50 to 66 students) and Mackinac Island Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mackinac Island Public Schools, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton Coun…$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mackinac Island Public Schools, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mackinac Island Public Schools, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mackinac Island Public Schools, FY23Beaver Island Community School $51,843; Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; White Pine Academy $16,500; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60kBeaver Island Community School$51,843Mackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848White Pine Academy$16,500Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$2,764,000 in revenue: 20.0% state, 78.0% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $15,000 of capital outlay was $2,513,000, or $43,328 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mackinac Island Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $552,000; Local $2,157,000; Federal $55,000; total $2,764,000.
  • State$552,000 20%
  • Local$2,157,000 78%
  • Federal$55,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

58 students in 2022-23, 65 students in 2023-24, 64 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mackinac Island Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23582023-24652024-2564
Mackinac Island Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23582023-24652024-2564
Mackinac Island Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23582023-24652024-2564
Mackinac Island Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23582023-24652024-2564

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23587.77.5
2023-24659.76.7
2024-25649.76.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mackinac Island Public Schools scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts50-100%44%6
Math0-50%34%6

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 other school, 64 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mackinac Island School646.618.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Mackinac Island Public Schools

  • Phone: (906) 847-3377
  • Office: 340 Lakeshore Dr, Mackinac Island, MI 49757

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mackinac Island Public Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentMackinac Island Public Schools ranks 8 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($39,759).#8 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganMackinac Island Public Schools is the number 850 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 58 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#850 of 892
  3. Fostering Leadership AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 59 students in fall 2022, $21,831 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,831
  4. Outlook AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 57 students in fall 2022, $20,404 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,404
  5. Compare Mackinac Island Public Schools with Fostering Leadership AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mackinac Island Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Mackinac Island Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 64 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mackinac Island Public Schools spend per student?
    $39,759 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $38,785 per student, down 2.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mackinac Island Public Schools' money come from?
    $2,764,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.0% state, 78.0% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Mackinac Island Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mackinac Island Public Schools scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Mackinac Island Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2622230. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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