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Munising, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Munising Public Schools #182 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,085 per pupil, Munising Public Schools ranks #202 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
570
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,085
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Munising Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 570 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Alger County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,085 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 33.8% local, 53.8% state, and 12.4% 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 61/100, ranked #182 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.
a 401:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Munising High and Middle School accounts for 51.9% of all Munising Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Munising Public Schools a distant remainder — means Munising Public Schools-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.
Munising Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Munising Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.3% — 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.
Munising Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 570 students.
How much does Munising Public Schools spend per student?
Munising Public Schools spends $14,085 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #182 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Munising Public Schools?
Munising Public Schools students are 80.1% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Munising Public Schools?
Munising Public Schools has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #182 out of 707 districts in Michigan.