Other / mixed grade configuration · Tawas City, MI

Iosco Resa Special Education

Federal NCES profile for Iosco Resa Special Education, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 268056001351
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Iosco Resa Special Education earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools.

#1 of 3
schools in Tawas City · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
6.1:1
small classes for Michigan
85.4%
free-lunch eligible

Iosco Resa Special Education has class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Iosco Resa Special Education ranks #1 of 3 schools in Tawas City, MI.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Iosco Resa Special Education held near 40 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 8.9 → 8.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 268056001351 · Tawas City, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

49 enr · 6.1:1 · 85.4% lunch · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Iosco Resa Special Education held near 40 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 8.9 → 8.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

How Iosco Resa Special Education compares

Iosco Resa Special Education held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.1:1 ▼ 65% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.4% ▲ 57% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 49 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
49
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
85.4%
free-lunch eligible - 57% 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.
Staffing depth
6.1:1
students per teacher - 65% below state mean
Top 4% in Michigan - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.9%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Student demographics

White 89.8%
African American 6.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or More 2.0%

Largest group: White at 89.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.9, Iosco Resa Special Education is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Iosco Resa Special Education

How many students attend Iosco Resa Special Education?

Iosco Resa Special Education has 49 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Tawas City, MI. CCD year-over-year: 41 (2022-23) → 40 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Iosco Resa Special Education?

The student-teacher ratio at Iosco Resa Special Education is 6.1:1, which is 65% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 61% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Iosco Resa Special Education?

85.4% of students at Iosco Resa Special Education are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Iosco Resa Special Education?

The largest demographic group at Iosco Resa Special Education is White at 89.8% of enrollment, in Tawas City, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Iosco Resa Special Education?

Iosco Resa Special Education has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Iosco Resa Special Education rank among schools in Tawas City?

By Resource Investment Index, Iosco Resa Special Education ranks #1 of 3 schools in Tawas City, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Tawas City on the city page.

What other schools are in Iosco Resa?

None reported; Iosco Resa operates only Iosco Resa Special Education as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.