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Pontiac, Michigan - 10 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Pontiac City School District #260 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,379 per pupil, Pontiac City School District ranks #49 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,402
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$18,379
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pontiac City School District operates 10 public schools serving 3,402 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,379 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.2% local, 16.3% state, and 28.5% 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 55/100, ranked #260 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 136.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 71.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.3% African American, 42.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tier Iii Intervention Academy, with a diversity index of 69.3/100.
Its largest campus is Pontiac High School, enrolling 992 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bethune Adult Education, at 1 students, a 992x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pontiac High School accounts for 26.3% of all Pontiac City School District student enrollment
That concentration means Pontiac City School District-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.
Pontiac City School District school enrollment varies 992× across entities
Pontiac City School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 992 students (highest), a spread of 991 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pontiac City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Pontiac City School District student-counselor ratio is 137:1 — 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.
Pontiac City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 71.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Pontiac City School District?
Pontiac City School District has 10 schools, including 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,402 students.
How much does Pontiac City School District spend per student?
Pontiac City School District spends $18,379 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #260 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Pontiac City School District?
Pontiac City School District students are 43.3% African American, 42.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pontiac City School District?
Pontiac City School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #260 out of 707 districts in Michigan.