An equity score of 38/100 ranks Mendon Community School District #544 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,435 per pupil, Mendon Community School District ranks #515 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mendon Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 455 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,435 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.2% local, 46.2% state, and 7.5% 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 38/100, ranked #544 of 702 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.
and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mendon Middlehigh School, enrolling 254 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Mendon Middlehigh School accounts for 54.7% of all Mendon Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mendon Community School District a distant remainder — means Mendon Community School District-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.
Mendon Community School District reports 50.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Mendon Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Mendon Community School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mendon Community School District?
Mendon Community School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 455 students.
How much does Mendon Community School District spend per student?
Mendon Community School District spends $13,435 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #544 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Mendon Community School District?
Mendon Community School District students are 91.3% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mendon Community School District?
Mendon Community School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #544 out of 702 districts in Michigan.