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Onsted, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Onsted Community Schools #515 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,150 per pupil, Onsted Community Schools ranks #522 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,219
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,150
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Onsted Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,219 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Lenawee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,150 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 33.3% local, 55.7% state, and 11.0% 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 39/100, ranked #515 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 381.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Onsted Middle School, with a diversity index of 26.2/100.
Its largest campus is Onsted Elementary, enrolling 536 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Onsted Elementary accounts for 44.0% of all Onsted Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Onsted Community Schools-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.
Onsted Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Onsted Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 243 students (lowest) to 536 students (highest), a spread of 293 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Onsted Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — 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.
Onsted Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.4% — 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.
Onsted Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,219 students.
How much does Onsted Community Schools spend per student?
Onsted Community Schools spends $12,150 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #515 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Onsted Community Schools?
Onsted Community Schools students are 87.5% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Onsted Community Schools?
Onsted Community Schools has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #515 out of 707 districts in Michigan.