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Traverse City, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks The Greenspire School #559 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,513 per pupil, The Greenspire School ranks #641 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
245
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,513
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
The Greenspire School operates 2 public schools serving 245 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 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 Grand Traverse County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,513 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 4.2% local, 74.5% state, and 21.3% 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 37/100, ranked #559 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.
a 176:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 56.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Greenspire High School, enrolling 176 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
The Greenspire High School accounts for 65.4% of all The Greenspire School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Greenspire School a distant remainder — means The Greenspire School-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.
The Greenspire School student-counselor ratio is 176:1 — 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.
The Greenspire School chronic absenteeism rate is 56.7% — 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.
The Greenspire School has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 245 students.
How much does The Greenspire School spend per student?
The Greenspire School spends $11,513 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #559 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of The Greenspire School?
The Greenspire School students are 84.3% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Greenspire School?
The Greenspire School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #559 out of 707 districts in Michigan.