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Mc Bain, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools #457 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,648 per pupil, Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools ranks #433 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,037
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,648
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,037 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Missaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,648 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.9% local, 68.0% state, and 13.1% 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 43/100, ranked #457 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 294:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mcbain Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mcbain Elementary School, enrolling 520 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Mcbain Elementary School accounts for 48.1% of all Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools a distant remainder — means Mcbain Rural Agricultural 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.
Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools student-counselor ratio is 294:1 — 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 Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools is typically wider than the Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools is typically wider than the Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mcbain Rural Agricultural Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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