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Mancelona, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Mancelona Public Schools #364 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,746 per pupil, Mancelona Public Schools ranks #238 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mancelona Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 863 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Antrim County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,746 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 42.9% local, 41.7% state, and 15.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #364 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 265.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 53.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mancelona High School, with a diversity index of 11.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mancelona Elementary School, enrolling 288 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Mancelona Elementary School accounts for 33.4% of all Mancelona Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mancelona Public 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.
Mancelona Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.4% 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.
Mancelona Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 266:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mancelona Public Schools is typically wider than the Mancelona Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Mancelona Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 53.3% — 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.
Mancelona Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 863 students.
How much does Mancelona Public Schools spend per student?
Mancelona Public Schools spends $13,746 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #364 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Mancelona Public Schools?
Mancelona Public Schools students are 94.1% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mancelona Public Schools?
Mancelona Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #364 out of 707 districts in Michigan.