An equity score of 52/100 ranks Wolverine Community School District #311 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,520 per pupil, Wolverine Community School District ranks #357 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
256
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,520
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wolverine Community School District operates 2 public schools serving 256 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Cheboygan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,520 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.2% local, 42.7% state, and 24.1% 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 52/100, ranked #311 of 702 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.
and 51.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.4% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wolverine Middlehigh School, enrolling 126 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Wolverine Middlehigh School accounts for 49.2% of all Wolverine Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wolverine Community School District a distant remainder — means Wolverine Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Wolverine Community School District reports 81.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Wolverine Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Wolverine Community 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 Wolverine Community School District?
Wolverine Community School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 256 students.
How much does Wolverine Community School District spend per student?
Wolverine Community School District spends $14,520 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #311 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Wolverine Community School District?
Wolverine Community School District students are 84.4% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wolverine Community School District?
Wolverine Community School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #311 out of 702 districts in Michigan.