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Wakefield, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Wakefield-Marenisco School District #240 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,886 per pupil, Wakefield-Marenisco School District ranks #223 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wakefield-Marenisco School District operates 1 public schools serving 252 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 Gogebic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,886 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 41.0% local, 41.0% state, and 18.1% 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 57/100, ranked #240 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 236:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wakefieldmarenisco School, enrolling 236 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Wakefieldmarenisco School accounts for 93.7% of all Wakefield-Marenisco School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wakefield-Marenisco School District a distant remainder — means Wakefield-Marenisco School District-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.
Wakefield-Marenisco School District student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
Wakefield-Marenisco School District chronic absenteeism rate is 38.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Wakefield-Marenisco 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 Wakefield-Marenisco School District?
Wakefield-Marenisco School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 252 students.
How much does Wakefield-Marenisco School District spend per student?
Wakefield-Marenisco School District spends $13,886 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #240 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Wakefield-Marenisco School District?
Wakefield-Marenisco School District students are 91.9% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wakefield-Marenisco School District?
Wakefield-Marenisco School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #240 out of 707 districts in Michigan.