An equity score of 47/100 ranks Ovid-Elsie Area Schools #391 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,969 per pupil, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools ranks #291 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,344
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,969
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,344 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,969 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.6% local, 63.2% state, and 9.2% 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 47/100, ranked #391 of 702 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 311.3:1 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 92.8% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ovidelsie High School, with a diversity index of 19.1/100.
Its largest campus is Ovidelsie High School, enrolling 372 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ovidelsie Comm Edalt Hs, at 30 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ovidelsie High School accounts for 27.7% of all Ovid-Elsie Area Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ovid-Elsie Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 372 students (highest), a spread of 342 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.
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — 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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is typically wider than the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 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.
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools has 5 schools, including 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,344 students.
How much does Ovid-Elsie Area Schools spend per student?
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools spends $14,969 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #391 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Ovid-Elsie Area Schools?
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools students are 92.8% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ovid-Elsie Area Schools?
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #391 out of 702 districts in Michigan.