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Yale, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Yale Public Schools #563 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,218 per pupil, Yale Public Schools ranks #511 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,758
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,218
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yale Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 1,758 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,218 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.6% local, 57.6% state, and 11.8% 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 36/100, ranked #563 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 343.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Phoenix Alternative School, with a diversity index of 27.8/100.
Its largest campus is Yale Senior High School, enrolling 509 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phoenix Alternative School, at 6 students, a 85x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Yale Senior High School accounts for 29.0% of all Yale Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Yale Public Schools-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.
Yale Public Schools school enrollment varies 85× across entities
Yale Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 509 students (highest), a spread of 503 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.
Yale Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Yale Public Schools is typically wider than the Yale Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Yale Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — 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.
Yale Public Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,758 students.
How much does Yale Public Schools spend per student?
Yale Public Schools spends $12,218 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #563 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Yale Public Schools?
Yale Public Schools students are 91.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yale Public Schools?
Yale Public Schools has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #563 out of 707 districts in Michigan.