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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1 schools
At $13,443 per pupil, Nextech High School ranks #294 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$13,443
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Nextech High School operates 1 public schools serving 140 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,443 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 0.6% local, 79.4% state, and 19.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 144:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.3% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Nextech High School, enrolling 144 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Nextech High School accounts for 100.0% of all Nextech High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nextech High School a distant remainder — means Nextech High School-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.
Nextech High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.1% 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.
Nextech High School student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Nextech High School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Nextech High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 140 students.
How much does Nextech High School spend per student?
Nextech High School spends $13,443 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Nextech High School?
Nextech High School students are 40.3% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.