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Newaygo, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Newaygo Public School District #551 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,064 per pupil, Newaygo Public School District ranks #538 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,536
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,064
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newaygo Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,536 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Newaygo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,064 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 28.4% local, 57.4% state, and 14.2% 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 37/100, ranked #551 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.
a 460:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newaygo Middle School, with a diversity index of 32.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newaygo Elementary School, enrolling 635 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Newaygo Elementary School accounts for 40.5% of all Newaygo Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newaygo Public School District-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.
Newaygo Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.8% 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 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.
Newaygo Public School District student-counselor ratio is 460:1 — 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.
Newaygo Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.3% — 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 Newaygo Public School District'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 Newaygo Public School District?
Newaygo Public School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,536 students.
How much does Newaygo Public School District spend per student?
Newaygo Public School District spends $12,064 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #551 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Newaygo Public School District?
Newaygo Public School District students are 82.9% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newaygo Public School District?
Newaygo Public School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #551 out of 707 districts in Michigan.