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West Bloomfield, Michigan - 10 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks West Bloomfield School District #369 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,641 per pupil, West Bloomfield School District ranks #154 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,865
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$14,641
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Bloomfield School District operates 10 public schools serving 4,865 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 high, 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 $14,641 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 40.5% local, 48.6% state, and 10.9% 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 48/100, ranked #369 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 233:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.2% White, 35.5% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sheiko Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is West Bloomfield High School, enrolling 1,434 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Bloomfield Transition Center, at 21 students, a 68x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Bloomfield High School accounts for 28.9% of all West Bloomfield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Bloomfield School District-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.
West Bloomfield School District school enrollment varies 68× across entities
West Bloomfield School District school enrollment ranges from 21 students (lowest) to 1,434 students (highest), a spread of 1,413 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West Bloomfield School District student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — 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.
West Bloomfield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 38.5% — 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 West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield School District?
West Bloomfield School District has 10 schools, including 4 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 4,865 students.
How much does West Bloomfield School District spend per student?
West Bloomfield School District spends $14,641 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #369 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of West Bloomfield School District?
West Bloomfield School District students are 46.2% White, 35.5% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Bloomfield School District?
West Bloomfield School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #369 out of 707 districts in Michigan.