St. Joseph County Isd

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Centreville, Michigan - 1 schools

383
Total Enrollment
1
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

St. Joseph County Isd operates 1 public schools serving 383 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 St. Joseph County.

The funding mix is 42.7% local, 41.7% state, and 15.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

and 98.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.6% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Pathfinder Educational Center, enrolling 64 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Pathfinder Educational Center accounts for 16.7% of all St. Joseph County Isd student enrollment

That concentration means St. Joseph County Isd-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

St. Joseph County Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.1% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

St. Joseph County Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 98.4% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

15.6%
Federal
41.7%
State
42.7%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in St. Joseph County Isd.

White 76.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
African American 4.7%
Multiracial 7.8%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

98.4%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in St. Joseph County Isd

School Enrollment
Pathfinder Educational Center
64

How St. Joseph County Isd Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Michigan districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Mason County Eastern Schools Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Paramount Charter Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Detroit Innovation Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency Similar size No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to St. Joseph County Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Michigan

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in St. Joseph County Isd?

St. Joseph County Isd has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 383 students.

What is the demographic composition of St. Joseph County Isd?

St. Joseph County Isd students are 76.6% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.