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Midland, Michigan - 1 schools
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Midland County Educational Service Agency operates 1 public schools serving 838 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 Midland County.
The funding mix is 47.2% local, 38.5% state, and 14.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 5.1% African American, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Mcesa and Sugnet School Classroom Programs accounts for 18.9% of all Midland County Educational Service Agency student enrollment
That concentration means Midland County Educational Service Agency-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.
Midland County Educational Service Agency has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% 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.
Midland County Educational Service Agency chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — 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 Midland County Educational Service Agency'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 Midland County Educational Service Agency?
Midland County Educational Service Agency has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 838 students.
What is the demographic composition of Midland County Educational Service Agency?
Midland County Educational Service Agency students are 91.8% White, 5.1% African American, 1.9% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.