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Calumet, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw #106 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,929 per pupil, Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw ranks #222 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,359
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,929
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw operates 4 public schools serving 1,359 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 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 Houghton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,929 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 21.8% local, 60.3% state, and 17.8% 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 67/100, ranked #106 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.
a 510.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chshorizons School, with a diversity index of 22.1/100.
Its largest campus is Calumet High School, enrolling 525 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chshorizons School, at 73 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Calumet High School accounts for 38.3% of all Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw-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.
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw school enrollment ranges from 73 students (lowest) to 525 students (highest), a spread of 452 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.5% 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 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.
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw student-counselor ratio is 511:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw chronic absenteeism rate is 37.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw'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 Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw?
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw has 4 schools, including 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,359 students.
How much does Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw spend per student?
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw spends $13,929 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #106 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw?
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw students are 93.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw?
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #106 out of 707 districts in Michigan.