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Sandusky, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Sandusky Community School District #536 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,162 per pupil, Sandusky Community School District ranks #520 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
979
Total Enrollment
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$12,162
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sandusky Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 979 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 Sanilac County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,162 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 24.1% local, 63.6% state, and 12.2% 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 38/100, ranked #536 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 465.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sandusky Elementary School, enrolling 471 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Sandusky Elementary School accounts for 48.1% of all Sandusky Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sandusky Community School District a distant remainder — means Sandusky Community School District-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.
Sandusky Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% 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.
Sandusky Community School District student-counselor ratio is 466:1 — 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.
Sandusky Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 38.4% — 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 Sandusky Community School District'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 Sandusky Community School District?
Sandusky Community School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 979 students.
How much does Sandusky Community School District spend per student?
Sandusky Community School District spends $12,162 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #536 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Sandusky Community School District?
Sandusky Community School District students are 93.1% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sandusky Community School District?
Sandusky Community School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #536 out of 707 districts in Michigan.