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Montague, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Montague Area Public Schools #246 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,559 per pupil, Montague Area Public Schools ranks #271 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,353
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,559
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Montague Area Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,353 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Muskegon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,559 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.6% local, 50.5% state, and 12.9% 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 56/100, ranked #246 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 317.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Montague Area Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 25.4/100.
Its largest campus is Oehrli Elementary School, enrolling 436 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Montague Area Childhood Center, at 85 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oehrli Elementary School accounts for 32.2% of all Montague Area Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Montague Area Public 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.
Montague Area Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Montague Area Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 436 students (highest), a spread of 351 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Montague Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 318:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Montague Area Public Schools is typically wider than the Montague Area Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Montague Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Montague Area Public Schools?
Montague Area Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,353 students.
How much does Montague Area Public Schools spend per student?
Montague Area Public Schools spends $13,559 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Montague Area Public Schools?
Montague Area Public Schools students are 88.1% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montague Area Public Schools?
Montague Area Public Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 out of 707 districts in Michigan.