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Suttons Bay, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Suttons Bay Public Schools #409 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,591 per pupil, Suttons Bay Public Schools ranks #266 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
578
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,591
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Suttons Bay Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 578 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Leelanau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,591 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 55.9% local, 31.0% state, and 13.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #409 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 116:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.4% White, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Suttons Bay Senior High School, with a diversity index of 69.6/100.
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School accounts for 37.0% of all Suttons Bay Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Suttons Bay Public Schools-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.
Suttons Bay Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% 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.
Suttons Bay Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 116:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Suttons Bay Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Suttons Bay Public Schools?
Suttons Bay Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 578 students.
How much does Suttons Bay Public Schools spend per student?
Suttons Bay Public Schools spends $13,591 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #409 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Suttons Bay Public Schools?
Suttons Bay Public Schools students are 58.4% White, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Suttons Bay Public Schools?
Suttons Bay Public Schools has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #409 out of 707 districts in Michigan.