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Spring Lake, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Spring Lake Public Schools #489 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,226 per pupil, Spring Lake Public Schools ranks #322 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,331
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,226
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring Lake Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,331 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 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 Ottawa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,226 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 40.1% local, 54.8% state, and 5.1% 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 41/100, ranked #489 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 556:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spring Lake Alternative Education, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Spring Lake High School, enrolling 795 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Spring Lake Alternative Education, at 13 students, a 61x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spring Lake High School accounts for 34.1% of all Spring Lake Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spring Lake Public Schools-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.
Spring Lake Public Schools school enrollment varies 61× across entities
Spring Lake Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 795 students (highest), a spread of 782 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Spring Lake Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 556:1 — 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.
Spring Lake Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Spring Lake Public Schools?
Spring Lake Public Schools has 6 schools, including 2 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,331 students.
How much does Spring Lake Public Schools spend per student?
Spring Lake Public Schools spends $13,226 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #489 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Lake Public Schools?
Spring Lake Public Schools students are 89.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Lake Public Schools?
Spring Lake Public Schools has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #489 out of 707 districts in Michigan.