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Stephenson, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Uplift Michigan Academy #628 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,037 per pupil, Uplift Michigan Academy ranks #799 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Uplift Michigan Academy operates 1 public schools serving 709 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 Menominee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,037 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 92.9% state, and 6.8% 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 31/100, ranked #628 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 559:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.2% White, 21.8% African American, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Uplift Michigan Academy, enrolling 559 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Uplift Michigan Academy accounts for 78.8% of all Uplift Michigan Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Uplift Michigan Academy a distant remainder — means Uplift Michigan Academy-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.
Uplift Michigan Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.8% 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.
Uplift Michigan Academy student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — 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.
Uplift Michigan Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Uplift Michigan Academy is typically wider than the Uplift Michigan Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Uplift Michigan Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 709 students.
How much does Uplift Michigan Academy spend per student?
Uplift Michigan Academy spends $9,037 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #628 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Uplift Michigan Academy?
Uplift Michigan Academy students are 57.2% White, 21.8% African American, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Uplift Michigan Academy?
Uplift Michigan Academy has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #628 out of 707 districts in Michigan.