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Novi, Michigan - 10 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Novi Community School District #446 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,851 per pupil, Novi Community School District ranks #226 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,655
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$13,851
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Novi Community School District operates 10 public schools serving 6,655 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,851 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 46.6% local, 44.5% state, and 8.9% 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 43/100, ranked #446 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 474.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.6% Asian, 34.0% White, 15.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orchard Hills Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.9/100.
Its largest campus is Novi High School, enrolling 2,141 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Novi Adult Transition Center, at 9 students, a 238x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Novi High School accounts for 31.8% of all Novi Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Novi 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.
Novi Community School District school enrollment varies 238× across entities
Novi Community School District school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 2,141 students (highest), a spread of 2,132 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Novi Community School District student-counselor ratio is 475:1 — 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.
Novi Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Novi Community School District is typically wider than the Novi Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Novi 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 Novi Community School District?
Novi Community School District has 10 schools, including 1 combined, 7 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 6,655 students.
How much does Novi Community School District spend per student?
Novi Community School District spends $13,851 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #446 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Novi Community School District?
Novi Community School District students are 41.6% Asian, 34.0% White, 15.4% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Novi Community School District?
Novi Community School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #446 out of 707 districts in Michigan.