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New Lothrop, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks New Lothrop Area Public Schools #619 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,687 per pupil, New Lothrop Area Public Schools ranks #611 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
New Lothrop Area Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 877 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 Shiawassee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,687 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.5% local, 69.5% state, and 11.0% 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 32/100, ranked #619 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 451.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is New Lothrop Elementary School, enrolling 505 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
New Lothrop Elementary School accounts for 55.9% of all New Lothrop Area Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Lothrop Area Public Schools a distant remainder — means New Lothrop Area 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.
New Lothrop Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 452:1 — 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.
New Lothrop Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within New Lothrop Area Public Schools is typically wider than the New Lothrop Area Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to New Lothrop Area Public Schools'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 New Lothrop Area Public Schools?
New Lothrop Area Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 877 students.
How much does New Lothrop Area Public Schools spend per student?
New Lothrop Area Public Schools spends $11,687 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #619 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of New Lothrop Area Public Schools?
New Lothrop Area Public Schools students are 92.6% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Lothrop Area Public Schools?
New Lothrop Area Public Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #619 out of 707 districts in Michigan.