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Potterville, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Potterville Public Schools #620 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,074 per pupil, Potterville Public Schools ranks #536 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$12,074
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Potterville Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 753 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Eaton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,074 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 32.8% local, 55.4% state, and 11.7% 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 32/100, ranked #620 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 394.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.0% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Potterville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.3/100.
Its largest campus is Potterville Elementary School, enrolling 322 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Potterville Elementary School accounts for 42.8% of all Potterville Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Potterville Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Potterville Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
Potterville Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 45.1% — 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 Potterville Public Schools?
Potterville Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 753 students.
How much does Potterville Public Schools spend per student?
Potterville Public Schools spends $12,074 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #620 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Potterville Public Schools?
Potterville Public Schools students are 82.0% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Potterville Public Schools?
Potterville Public Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #620 out of 707 districts in Michigan.