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Newberry, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Tahquamenon Area Schools #134 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,829 per pupil, Tahquamenon Area Schools ranks #144 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Tahquamenon Area Schools operates 1 public schools serving 503 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 Luce County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,829 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 51.6% local, 33.2% state, and 15.2% 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 65/100, ranked #134 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 275.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 58.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Newberry Area School, enrolling 496 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Newberry Area School accounts for 98.6% of all Tahquamenon Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tahquamenon Area Schools a distant remainder — means Tahquamenon Area 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.
Tahquamenon Area Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.5% 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.
Tahquamenon Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Tahquamenon Area Schools is typically wider than the Tahquamenon Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Tahquamenon Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 58.3% — 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.
Tahquamenon Area Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 503 students.
How much does Tahquamenon Area Schools spend per student?
Tahquamenon Area Schools spends $14,829 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #134 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Tahquamenon Area Schools?
Tahquamenon Area Schools students are 89.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tahquamenon Area Schools?
Tahquamenon Area Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #134 out of 707 districts in Michigan.