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Port Huron, Michigan - 17 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Port Huron Area School District #162 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,309 per pupil, Port Huron Area School District ranks #309 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,257
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$13,309
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Port Huron Area School District operates 17 public schools serving 7,257 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 elementary 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 St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,309 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 23.9% local, 56.2% state, and 19.8% 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 62/100, ranked #162 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 246.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.4% White, 10.3% African American, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harrison Center, with a diversity index of 76.0/100.
Its largest campus is Port Huron Northern High School, enrolling 1,089 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Harrison Center, at 10 students, a 109x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Port Huron Northern High School accounts for 15.0% of all Port Huron Area School District student enrollment
That concentration means Port Huron Area 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.
Port Huron Area School District school enrollment varies 109× across entities
Port Huron Area School District school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 1,089 students (highest), a spread of 1,079 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.
Port Huron Area School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.1% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Port Huron Area School District student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Port Huron Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Port Huron 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 Port Huron Area School District?
Port Huron Area School District has 17 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 9 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,257 students.
How much does Port Huron Area School District spend per student?
Port Huron Area School District spends $13,309 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #162 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Port Huron Area School District?
Port Huron Area School District students are 70.4% White, 10.3% African American, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Port Huron Area School District?
Port Huron Area School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #162 out of 707 districts in Michigan.