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Portland, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Portland Public Schools #530 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,701 per pupil, Portland Public Schools ranks #609 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,036
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,701
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Portland Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 2,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 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 Ionia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,701 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 23.6% local, 68.5% state, and 7.9% 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 38/100, ranked #530 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 391.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Portland Middle School, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Portland High School, enrolling 665 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Portland High School accounts for 32.7% of all Portland Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Portland Public 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.
Portland Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — 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.
Portland Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.2% — 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.
Portland Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,036 students.
How much does Portland Public Schools spend per student?
Portland Public Schools spends $11,701 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #530 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Portland Public Schools?
Portland Public Schools students are 90.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Portland Public Schools?
Portland Public Schools has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #530 out of 707 districts in Michigan.