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Ypsilanti, Michigan - 12 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Ypsilanti Community Schools #35 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,855 per pupil, Ypsilanti Community Schools ranks #42 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,721
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$18,855
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ypsilanti Community Schools operates 12 public schools serving 3,721 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 2 high, 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 Washtenaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,855 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.3% local, 32.2% state, and 27.5% 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 76/100, ranked #35 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 200.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 65.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.6% African American, 20.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washtenaw International Middle Academy, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is Actech High School, enrolling 459 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ypsi Connected Community School, at 74 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ypsilanti Community Schools school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Ypsilanti Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 74 students (lowest) to 459 students (highest), a spread of 385 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.
Ypsilanti Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Ypsilanti Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — 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.
Ypsilanti Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 65.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Ypsilanti Community Schools?
Ypsilanti Community Schools has 12 schools, including 2 high, 5 elementary, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,721 students.
How much does Ypsilanti Community Schools spend per student?
Ypsilanti Community Schools spends $18,855 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #35 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Ypsilanti Community Schools?
Ypsilanti Community Schools students are 50.6% African American, 20.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ypsilanti Community Schools?
Ypsilanti Community Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #35 out of 707 districts in Michigan.