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Middleville, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Thornapple Kellogg School District #588 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,573 per pupil, Thornapple Kellogg School District ranks #447 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,163
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,573
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thornapple Kellogg School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,163 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Barry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,573 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 32.2% local, 61.1% state, and 6.7% 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 34/100, ranked #588 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 653.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.5% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thornapple Kellogg Middle School, with a diversity index of 23.3/100.
Thornapple Kellogg High School accounts for 31.0% of all Thornapple Kellogg School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thornapple Kellogg School District-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.
Thornapple Kellogg School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Thornapple Kellogg School District school enrollment ranges from 398 students (lowest) to 982 students (highest), a spread of 584 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.
Thornapple Kellogg School District student-counselor ratio is 653:1 — 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.
Thornapple Kellogg School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Thornapple Kellogg School District is typically wider than the Thornapple Kellogg School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Thornapple Kellogg School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Thornapple Kellogg School District?
Thornapple Kellogg School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,163 students.
How much does Thornapple Kellogg School District spend per student?
Thornapple Kellogg School District spends $12,573 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #588 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Thornapple Kellogg School District?
Thornapple Kellogg School District students are 88.5% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thornapple Kellogg School District?
Thornapple Kellogg School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #588 out of 707 districts in Michigan.