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Roscommon, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Roscommon Area Public Schools #206 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,586 per pupil, Roscommon Area Public Schools ranks #159 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
822
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,586
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Roscommon Area Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 822 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Roscommon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,586 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 70.4% local, 12.3% state, and 17.2% 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 59/100, ranked #206 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 257.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 68.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Roscommon High School, with a diversity index of 13.5/100.
Its largest campus is Roscommon High School, enrolling 337 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Roscommon High School accounts for 41.0% of all Roscommon Area Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Roscommon Area 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.
Roscommon Area Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.8% 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.
Roscommon Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Roscommon Area Public Schools is typically wider than the Roscommon Area Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Roscommon Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 68.0% — 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 Roscommon Area Public Schools'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 Roscommon Area Public Schools?
Roscommon Area Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 822 students.
How much does Roscommon Area Public Schools spend per student?
Roscommon Area Public Schools spends $14,586 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #206 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Roscommon Area Public Schools?
Roscommon Area Public Schools students are 94.2% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Roscommon Area Public Schools?
Roscommon Area Public Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #206 out of 707 districts in Michigan.