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Plymouth, Michigan - 25 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Plymouth-Canton Community Schools #429 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,630 per pupil, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools ranks #258 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,294
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$13,630
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools operates 25 public schools serving 16,294 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 10 elementary, 4 middle, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,630 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 35.2% local, 55.4% state, and 9.4% 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 44/100, ranked #429 of 707 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.
a 408.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.1% White, 13.3% Asian, 11.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Field Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
Its largest campus is Canton High School, enrolling 1,899 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pccs Middle Virtual Academy, at 65 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 65 students (lowest) to 1,899 students (highest), a spread of 1,834 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 408:1 — 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.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is typically wider than the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Plymouth-Canton Community Schools'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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools?
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools has 25 schools, including 10 combined, 10 elementary, 4 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 16,294 students.
How much does Plymouth-Canton Community Schools spend per student?
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools spends $13,630 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #429 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools?
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools students are 64.1% White, 13.3% Asian, 11.2% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plymouth-Canton Community Schools?
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #429 out of 707 districts in Michigan.