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Saint Louis, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks St. Louis Public Schools #362 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,126 per pupil, St. Louis Public Schools ranks #526 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
945
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,126
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Louis Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 945 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 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 Gratiot County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,126 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 27.8% local, 57.6% state, and 14.6% 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 49/100, ranked #362 of 707 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.
a 230.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.6% White, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center, with a diversity index of 44.1/100.
Its largest campus is St Louis High School, enrolling 244 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
St Louis High School accounts for 25.8% of all St. Louis Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means St. Louis 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.
St. Louis Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.3% 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.
St. Louis Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 231:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
St. Louis Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.3% — 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.
St. Louis Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 945 students.
How much does St. Louis Public Schools spend per student?
St. Louis Public Schools spends $12,126 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #362 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of St. Louis Public Schools?
St. Louis Public Schools students are 80.6% White, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Louis Public Schools?
St. Louis Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #362 out of 707 districts in Michigan.