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Ishpeming, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Nice Community School District #361 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,461 per pupil, Nice Community School District ranks #288 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,156
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,461
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nice Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,156 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 Marquette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,461 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 34.7% local, 58.5% state, and 6.8% 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 49/100, ranked #361 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 552:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aspen Ridge Elementary School, enrolling 721 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
Aspen Ridge Elementary School accounts for 62.4% of all Nice Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nice Community School District a distant remainder — means Nice Community School District-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.
Nice Community School District student-counselor ratio is 552:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Nice Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — 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 Nice Community 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 Nice Community School District?
Nice Community School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,156 students.
How much does Nice Community School District spend per student?
Nice Community School District spends $13,461 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #361 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Nice Community School District?
Nice Community School District students are 93.4% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nice Community School District?
Nice Community School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #361 out of 707 districts in Michigan.