Mount Clemens Community School District

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Mount Clemens, Michigan - 3 schools

An equity score of 58/100 ranks Mount Clemens Community School District #220 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $17,409 per pupil, Mount Clemens Community School District ranks #64 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

753
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,409
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Mount Clemens Community School District operates 3 public schools serving 753 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Macomb County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,409 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.4% local, 21.9% state, and 24.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #220 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 390:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 86.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.1% African American, 13.4% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seminole Academy, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.

Its largest campus is Seminole Academy, enrolling 407 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).

Seminole Academy accounts for 51.1% of all Mount Clemens Community School District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mount Clemens Community School District a distant remainder — means Mount Clemens Community School District-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mount Clemens Community School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities

Mount Clemens Community School District school enrollment ranges from 151 students (lowest) to 407 students (highest), a spread of 256 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mount Clemens Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.3% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Mount Clemens Community School District student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Mount Clemens Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 86.8% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

24.7%
Federal
21.9%
State
53.4%
Local

Funding Equity

58
Equity Score
220 / 707
State Rank
50
State Average

This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Mount Clemens Community School District.

White 13.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 66.1%
Multiracial 15.0%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 52.0/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Mount Clemens Community School District's schools, above the Michigan average of 36.2.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Seminole Academy 54.3
  2. 2 Mount Clemens High School 53.0
  3. 3 Mount Clemens Middle School 48.7

Programs & Resources

1 / 3
Schools with AP
1 AP courses total
390:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
86.8%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Mount Clemens Community School District

School Enrollment
Seminole Academy
407
Mount Clemens High School
239
Mount Clemens Middle School
151

How Mount Clemens Community School District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Potterville Public Schools Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Montabella Community Schools Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Reese Public Schools Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Iron Mountain Public Schools Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Laurus Academy Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Mount Clemens Community School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Mount Clemens Community School District?

Mount Clemens Community School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 753 students.

How much does Mount Clemens Community School District spend per student?

Mount Clemens Community School District spends $17,409 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #220 in Michigan.

What is the demographic composition of Mount Clemens Community School District?

Mount Clemens Community School District students are 66.1% African American, 13.4% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for Mount Clemens Community School District?

Mount Clemens Community School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #220 out of 707 districts in Michigan.