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Sturgis, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Sturgis Public Schools #486 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,786 per pupil, Sturgis Public Schools ranks #593 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,967
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,786
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sturgis Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,967 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 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 St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,786 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 22.8% local, 66.5% state, and 10.7% 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 #486 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 572.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% White, 38.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wenzel School, with a diversity index of 54.9/100.
Its largest campus is Sturgis High School, enrolling 882 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wenzel School, at 148 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sturgis High School accounts for 29.7% of all Sturgis Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sturgis 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.
Sturgis Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities
Sturgis Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 148 students (lowest) to 882 students (highest), a spread of 734 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sturgis Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.9% 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.
Sturgis Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 572:1 — 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.
Sturgis Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 33.6% — 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.
Sturgis Public Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,967 students.
How much does Sturgis Public Schools spend per student?
Sturgis Public Schools spends $11,786 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #486 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Sturgis Public Schools?
Sturgis Public Schools students are 56.6% White, 38.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sturgis Public Schools?
Sturgis Public Schools has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #486 out of 707 districts in Michigan.