An equity score of 74/100 ranks Rudyard Area Schools #47 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,046 per pupil, Rudyard Area Schools ranks #179 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rudyard Area Schools operates 1 public schools serving 603 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Chippewa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,046 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.5% local, 45.0% state, and 30.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #47 of 702 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 301:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 54.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rudyard Area Schools, enrolling 602 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rudyard Area Schools accounts for 99.8% of all Rudyard Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rudyard Area Schools a distant remainder — means Rudyard Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rudyard Area Schools reports 58.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Rudyard Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — 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 Rudyard Area Schools is typically wider than the Rudyard Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Rudyard Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 54.5% — 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.
Rudyard Area Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 603 students.
How much does Rudyard Area Schools spend per student?
Rudyard Area Schools spends $16,046 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #47 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Rudyard Area Schools?
Rudyard Area Schools students are 60.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rudyard Area Schools?
Rudyard Area Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #47 out of 702 districts in Michigan.