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Midland, Michigan - 13 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Midland Public Schools #499 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,264 per pupil, Midland Public Schools ranks #501 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,436
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$12,264
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Midland Public Schools operates 13 public schools serving 7,436 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 high, 2 middle, 2 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,264 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 34.9% local, 58.2% state, and 6.9% 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 40/100, ranked #499 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 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 627.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Preprimary Center at Carpenter Street School, with a diversity index of 41.8/100.
Its largest campus is Hh Dow High School, enrolling 1,272 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Post Secondary Transition Program, at 7 students, a 182x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hh Dow High School accounts for 17.1% of all Midland Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Midland Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Public Schools school enrollment varies 182× across entities
Midland Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 1,272 students (highest), a spread of 1,265 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Midland Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 627:1 — 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.
Midland Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 3.5% — 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.
Midland Public Schools has 13 schools, including 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 7,436 students.
How much does Midland Public Schools spend per student?
Midland Public Schools spends $12,264 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #499 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Midland Public Schools?
Midland Public Schools students are 82.7% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Midland Public Schools?
Midland Public Schools has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #499 out of 707 districts in Michigan.