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Vassar, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Vassar Public Schools #18 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,541 per pupil, Vassar Public Schools ranks #162 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Vassar Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 896 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Tuscola County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,541 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 20.4% local, 63.0% state, and 16.5% 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 81/100, ranked #18 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.
and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% White, 24.0% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pioneer Work and Learn Center, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is Vassar Senior High School, enrolling 427 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pioneer Work and Learn Center, at 15 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vassar Senior High School accounts for 47.7% of all Vassar Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Vassar Public Schools a distant remainder — means Vassar Public 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.
Vassar Public Schools school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Vassar Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 427 students (highest), a spread of 412 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Vassar Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.5% 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.
Vassar Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Vassar Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 896 students.
How much does Vassar Public Schools spend per student?
Vassar Public Schools spends $14,541 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #18 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Vassar Public Schools?
Vassar Public Schools students are 69.3% White, 24.0% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vassar Public Schools?
Vassar Public Schools has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #18 out of 707 districts in Michigan.