Enrollment
104
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Pontiac, MI
Flex High School of Pontiac
Federal NCES profile for Flex High School of Pontiac, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 260029201723Charter school
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Flex High School of Pontiac earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #4 of 11
- public schools in Pontiac · Resource Index
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 91.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 104
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Flex High School of Pontiac ranks #4 of 11 public schools in Pontiac, MI.
School address
District: Life Skills Center of Pontiac · Michigan
NCES ID 260029201723 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Free-lunch eligible
91.9%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
+69% vs state
What stands out at Flex High School of Pontiac
Flex High School of Pontiac is a high-poverty, small charter high school in Pontiac, Michigan, enrolling 104 students.
Economic need is high: 91.9% of students qualify for free meals, 69% above the Michigan average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 104 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Against 98 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #34.
Its student body is predominantly African American (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 104 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 75.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Life Skills Center of Pontiac spends $23,210 per pupil, 72% above the Michigan average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 32.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Pontiac's high schools, it stands alongside Tier Iii Intervention Academy (7 students): Flex High School of Pontiac is larger than that campus by headcount.
Life Skills Center of Pontiac is a single-school charter district, so Flex High School of Pontiac operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Flex High School of Pontiac compares
Flex High School of Pontiac on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 91.9% | ▲ 69% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 104 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
91.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 69% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
75.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,210
per pupil, district-wide
- above Michigan avg of $13,507
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 104 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 80.8%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6%
White 5.8%
Two or More 3.8%
Largest group: African American at 80.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.3, Flex High School of Pontiac is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Life Skills Center of Pontiac, which includes Flex High School of Pontiac.
$23,210
Per student
+72%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.6%
State 60.3%
Federal 32.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Pontiac
2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Flex High School of Pontiac's federal record.
- Compare Flex High School of Pontiac against another school. Compare schools
- Life Skills Center of Pontiac's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Flex High School of Pontiac
How many students attend Flex High School of Pontiac?
Flex High School of Pontiac has 104 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pontiac, MI.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Flex High School of Pontiac?
91.9% of students at Flex High School of Pontiac are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Flex High School of Pontiac?
The largest demographic group at Flex High School of Pontiac is African American at 80.8% of enrollment, in Pontiac, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Flex High School of Pontiac?
Flex High School of Pontiac has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Flex High School of Pontiac rank among public schools in Pontiac?
By Resource Investment Index, Flex High School of Pontiac ranks #4 of 11 public schools in Pontiac, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Pontiac on the city page.
Is Flex High School of Pontiac a good school?
Flex High School of Pontiac earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Life Skills Center of Pontiac?
None; Life Skills Center of Pontiac is a single-school charter district, and Flex High School of Pontiac is its only campus.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.