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Mount Pleasant, Michigan - 9 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Mt. Pleasant City School District #281 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,293 per pupil, Mt. Pleasant City School District ranks #313 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,378
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,293
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mt. Pleasant City School District operates 9 public schools serving 3,378 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Isabella County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,293 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 40.0% local, 48.8% state, and 11.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #281 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 283.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 30.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.2% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Way Oasis, with a diversity index of 64.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mt Pleasant Senior High School, enrolling 1,066 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Isabella Day Treatment, at 6 students, a 178x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mt Pleasant Senior High School accounts for 31.6% of all Mt. Pleasant City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mt. Pleasant City School District-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.
Mt. Pleasant City School District school enrollment varies 178× across entities
Mt. Pleasant City School District school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 1,066 students (highest), a spread of 1,060 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.
Mt. Pleasant City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.8% 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.
Mt. Pleasant City School District student-counselor ratio is 283:1 — 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 Mt. Pleasant City School District is typically wider than the Mt. Pleasant City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mt. Pleasant City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.3% — 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 Mt. Pleasant City School District'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 Mt. Pleasant City School District?
Mt. Pleasant City School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 3,378 students.
How much does Mt. Pleasant City School District spend per student?
Mt. Pleasant City School District spends $13,293 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #281 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Mt. Pleasant City School District?
Mt. Pleasant City School District students are 72.2% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mt. Pleasant City School District?
Mt. Pleasant City School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #281 out of 707 districts in Michigan.