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Warren, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Van Dyke Public Schools #36 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,544 per pupil, Van Dyke Public Schools ranks #46 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,004
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,544
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Van Dyke Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,004 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,544 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.5% local, 40.0% state, and 24.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 76/100, ranked #36 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.
a 299:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 61.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% African American, 15.9% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marjorie Carlson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln High School, enrolling 489 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Success Academy, at 64 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln High School accounts for 24.1% of all Van Dyke Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Van Dyke Public Schools-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.
Van Dyke Public Schools school enrollment varies 7.6× across entities
Van Dyke Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 64 students (lowest) to 489 students (highest), a spread of 425 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.
Van Dyke Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.7% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Van Dyke Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — 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 Van Dyke Public Schools is typically wider than the Van Dyke Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Van Dyke Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 61.8% — 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.
Van Dyke Public Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,004 students.
How much does Van Dyke Public Schools spend per student?
Van Dyke Public Schools spends $18,544 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #36 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Van Dyke Public Schools?
Van Dyke Public Schools students are 64.7% African American, 15.9% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Van Dyke Public Schools?
Van Dyke Public Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #36 out of 707 districts in Michigan.