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Muskegon, Michigan - 1 schools
53
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Muskegon Maritime Academy operates 1 public schools serving 53 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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.
. Demographically, the student body averages 81.6% African American, 11.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Muskegon Maritime Academy, enrolling 141 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Muskegon Maritime Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Muskegon Maritime Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Muskegon Maritime Academy a distant remainder — means Muskegon Maritime Academy-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.
Muskegon Maritime Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.0% 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 — including this one — 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.
How many schools are in Muskegon Maritime Academy?
Muskegon Maritime Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 53 students.
What is the demographic composition of Muskegon Maritime Academy?
Muskegon Maritime Academy students are 81.6% African American, 11.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.