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Ontonagon, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Ontonagon Area School District #510 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,906 per pupil, Ontonagon Area School District ranks #386 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ontonagon Area School District operates 1 public schools serving 275 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Ontonagon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,906 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 57.4% local, 23.8% state, and 18.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #510 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.
a 271:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ontonagon Area School, enrolling 271 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ontonagon Area School accounts for 98.5% of all Ontonagon Area School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ontonagon Area School District a distant remainder — means Ontonagon Area 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.
Ontonagon Area School District student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Ontonagon Area School District is typically wider than the Ontonagon Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ontonagon Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.7% — 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 Ontonagon Area 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 Ontonagon Area School District?
Ontonagon Area School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 275 students.
How much does Ontonagon Area School District spend per student?
Ontonagon Area School District spends $12,906 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #510 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Ontonagon Area School District?
Ontonagon Area School District students are 89.3% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ontonagon Area School District?
Ontonagon Area School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #510 out of 707 districts in Michigan.