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Pinconning, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Pinconning Area Schools #567 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,774 per pupil, Pinconning Area Schools ranks #596 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,159
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,774
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pinconning Area Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,159 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Bay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,774 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 22.2% local, 64.4% state, and 13.5% 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 36/100, ranked #567 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 154.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pinconning Middle School, with a diversity index of 19.8/100.
Its largest campus is Pinconning High School, enrolling 370 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Linwood Elementary School, at 122 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pinconning High School accounts for 31.9% of all Pinconning Area Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pinconning Area Schools-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.
Pinconning Area Schools school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Pinconning Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 122 students (lowest) to 370 students (highest), a spread of 248 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.
Pinconning Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Pinconning Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 46.0% — 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.
Pinconning Area Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,159 students.
How much does Pinconning Area Schools spend per student?
Pinconning Area Schools spends $11,774 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #567 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Pinconning Area Schools?
Pinconning Area Schools students are 90.8% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pinconning Area Schools?
Pinconning Area Schools has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #567 out of 707 districts in Michigan.