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Mackinaw City, Michigan - 1 schools
At $20,208 per pupil, Mackinaw City Public Schools ranks #34 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mackinaw City Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 143 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Emmet County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,208 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 86.0% local, 11.8% state, and 2.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 147:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.0% White, 5.4% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mackinaw City K12 School, enrolling 147 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mackinaw City K12 School accounts for 100.0% of all Mackinaw City Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mackinaw City Public Schools a distant remainder — means Mackinaw City Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Mackinaw City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 147:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Mackinaw City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — 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 Mackinaw City Public Schools is typically wider than the Mackinaw City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Mackinaw City Public Schools?
Mackinaw City Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 143 students.
How much does Mackinaw City Public Schools spend per student?
Mackinaw City Public Schools spends $20,208 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Mackinaw City Public Schools?
Mackinaw City Public Schools students are 85.0% White, 5.4% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.