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Elsie, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Michigan International Prep School #670 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,153 per pupil, Michigan International Prep School ranks #793 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Michigan International Prep School operates 1 public schools serving 1,206 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,153 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.0% local, 79.9% state, and 19.1% 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 27/100, ranked #670 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 828.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.4% White, 18.2% African American, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Michigan International Prep School accounts for 100.0% of all Michigan International Prep School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Michigan International Prep School a distant remainder — means Michigan International Prep School-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.
Michigan International Prep School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Michigan International Prep School student-counselor ratio is 829:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Michigan International Prep School chronic absenteeism rate is 0.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Michigan International Prep School'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 Michigan International Prep School?
Michigan International Prep School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,206 students.
How much does Michigan International Prep School spend per student?
Michigan International Prep School spends $9,153 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #670 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Michigan International Prep School?
Michigan International Prep School students are 65.4% White, 18.2% African American, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Michigan International Prep School?
Michigan International Prep School has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #670 out of 707 districts in Michigan.