An equity score of 30/100 ranks Michigan Online School #639 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,124 per pupil, Michigan Online School ranks #784 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Michigan Online School operates 1 public schools serving 925 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 Van Buren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,124 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.0% local, 93.3% state, and 6.6% 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 30/100, ranked #639 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 634:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% White, 26.5% African American, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Michigan Online School, enrolling 1,268 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Michigan Online School accounts for 100.0% of all Michigan Online School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Michigan Online School a distant remainder — means Michigan Online School-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.
Michigan Online School reports 77.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Michigan Online School student-counselor ratio is 634:1 — 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 Online School chronic absenteeism rate is 56.9% — 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.
Michigan Online School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 925 students.
How much does Michigan Online School spend per student?
Michigan Online School spends $10,124 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #639 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Michigan Online School?
Michigan Online School students are 52.9% White, 26.5% African American, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Michigan Online School?
Michigan Online School has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #639 out of 702 districts in Michigan.