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Walled Lake, Michigan - 19 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Walled Lake Consolidated Schools #482 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,084 per pupil, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools ranks #203 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,102
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$14,084
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools operates 19 public schools serving 12,102 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 4 combined, 3 middle, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,084 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 39.5% local, 50.6% state, and 10.0% 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 41/100, ranked #482 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 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 320:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% White, 9.8% African American, 8.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadowbrook Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.6/100.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools school enrollment ranges from 301 students (lowest) to 1,383 students (highest), a spread of 1,082 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.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — 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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is typically wider than the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is typically wider than the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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