At $10,566 per pupil, Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change ranks #766 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change operates 1 public schools serving 166 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $10,566 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.3% local, 75.4% state, and 17.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.2% White, 19.5% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change accounts for 92.8% of all Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change a distant remainder — means Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change reports 72.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — 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 Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change'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 Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change?
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 166 students.
How much does Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change spend per student?
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change spends $10,566 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change?
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change students are 55.2% White, 19.5% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.