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Millington, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Millington Community Schools #576 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,265 per pupil, Millington Community Schools ranks #680 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,117
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,265
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Millington Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,117 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Tuscola County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,265 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 15.8% local, 69.6% state, and 14.6% 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 35/100, ranked #576 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 419:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 3.3% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Malc, with a diversity index of 18.8/100.
Its largest campus is Meachum Elementary, enrolling 476 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Malc, at 19 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Meachum Elementary accounts for 42.6% of all Millington Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Millington Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Millington Community Schools school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Millington Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 476 students (highest), a spread of 457 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Millington Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.6% 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.
Millington Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 419:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Millington Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Millington Community Schools is typically wider than the Millington Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Millington Community Schools?
Millington Community Schools has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,117 students.
How much does Millington Community Schools spend per student?
Millington Community Schools spends $11,265 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #576 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Millington Community Schools?
Millington Community Schools students are 95.1% White, 3.3% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Millington Community Schools?
Millington Community Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #576 out of 707 districts in Michigan.