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Muskegon, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Muskegon Public Schools of the City of #141 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,994 per pupil, Muskegon Public Schools of the City of ranks #104 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,353
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$15,994
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of operates 7 public schools serving 3,353 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 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 Muskegon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,994 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 22.4% local, 49.8% state, and 27.8% 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 64/100, ranked #141 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 460.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 65.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% African American, 17.4% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bunker Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Muskegon High School, enrolling 1,003 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Muskegon Community Education Center, at 107 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Muskegon High School accounts for 29.6% of all Muskegon Public Schools of the City of student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Muskegon Public Schools of the City of-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.
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of school enrollment varies 9.4× across entities
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of school enrollment ranges from 107 students (lowest) to 1,003 students (highest), a spread of 896 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.9% 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.
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of student-counselor ratio is 461:1 — 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.
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of chronic absenteeism rate is 65.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Muskegon Public Schools of the City of'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 Public Schools of the City of?
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of has 7 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,353 students.
How much does Muskegon Public Schools of the City of spend per student?
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of spends $15,994 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #141 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Muskegon Public Schools of the City of?
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of students are 57.8% African American, 17.4% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Muskegon Public Schools of the City of?
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #141 out of 707 districts in Michigan.