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Manistique, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Manistique Area Schools #492 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,015 per pupil, Manistique Area Schools ranks #362 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
721
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,015
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manistique Area Schools operates 3 public schools serving 721 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Schoolcraft County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,015 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 43.9% local, 40.2% state, and 15.9% 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 41/100, ranked #492 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 228:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 50.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jack Reque Alternative High School, with a diversity index of 48.3/100.
Manistique Middle and High School accounts for 57.1% of all Manistique Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Manistique Area Schools a distant remainder — means Manistique Area 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.
Manistique Area Schools school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Manistique Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 412 students (highest), a spread of 390 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Manistique Area Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.1% 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.
Manistique Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Manistique Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 50.5% — 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.
Manistique Area Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 721 students.
How much does Manistique Area Schools spend per student?
Manistique Area Schools spends $13,015 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #492 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Manistique Area Schools?
Manistique Area Schools students are 72.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manistique Area Schools?
Manistique Area Schools has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #492 out of 707 districts in Michigan.