An equity score of 56/100 ranks Sand Creek Community Schools #249 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,552 per pupil, Sand Creek Community Schools ranks #348 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sand Creek Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 783 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Lenawee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,552 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 15.1% local, 74.3% state, and 10.6% 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 56/100, ranked #249 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 49.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sand Creek High School, enrolling 404 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Sand Creek High School accounts for 51.6% of all Sand Creek Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sand Creek Community Schools a distant remainder — means Sand Creek Community 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.
Sand Creek Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Sand Creek Community Schools?
Sand Creek Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 783 students.
How much does Sand Creek Community Schools spend per student?
Sand Creek Community Schools spends $14,552 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #249 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Sand Creek Community Schools?
Sand Creek Community Schools students are 90.2% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sand Creek Community Schools?
Sand Creek Community Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #249 out of 702 districts in Michigan.