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Oak Park, Michigan - 8 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Oak Park School District of the City of #140 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,569 per pupil, Oak Park School District of the City of ranks #115 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,680
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$15,569
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Park School District of the City of operates 8 public schools serving 3,680 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $15,569 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 21.4% local, 63.5% state, and 15.1% 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 64/100, ranked #140 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 231.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 67.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% African American, 2.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Key Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.7/100.
Its largest campus is Oak Park High School, enrolling 798 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lessenger Early Childhood Center, at 54 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oak Park High School accounts for 21.7% of all Oak Park School District of the City of student enrollment
That concentration means Oak Park School District of the City of-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.
Oak Park School District of the City of school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Oak Park School District of the City of school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 798 students (highest), a spread of 744 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Oak Park School District of the City of has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.1% 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.
Oak Park School District of the City of student-counselor ratio is 232:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Oak Park School District of the City of chronic absenteeism rate is 67.6% — 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 Oak Park School District of the City of'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 Oak Park School District of the City of?
Oak Park School District of the City of has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 3,680 students.
How much does Oak Park School District of the City of spend per student?
Oak Park School District of the City of spends $15,569 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #140 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Park School District of the City of?
Oak Park School District of the City of students are 94.1% African American, 2.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Park School District of the City of?
Oak Park School District of the City of has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #140 out of 707 districts in Michigan.