Enrollment
64
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Mackinac Island, MI
Mackinac Island School
Federal NCES profile for Mackinac Island School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 262223005938
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mackinac Island School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.1:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 29.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 64
- students enrolled
Mackinac Island School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mackinac Island Public Schools · Michigan
NCES ID 262223005938 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.1:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.3%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mackinac Island School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mackinac Island School
Mackinac Island School is a small combined-grade school in Mackinac Island, Michigan, enrolling 64 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Mackinac Island School is leaner than roughly 93% of Michigan schools and 48% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 29.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 64 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 31 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #8.
Its student body is led by White (70%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (11%) (diversity index 48/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Mackinac Island Public Schools spends $37,423 per pupil, 177% above the Michigan average, a better-resourced district than most.
Mackinac Island Public Schools operates only this one school, so Mackinac Island School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 64 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Michigan's single-school districts.
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 Mackinac Island School compares
Mackinac Island School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.1:1 | ▼ 48% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.3% | ▼ 46% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 64 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
64
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 46% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher
- 48% below state mean
Top 7% in Michigan - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.3%
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
$37,423
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
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.
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
White 70.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.9%
Two or More 10.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
African American 1.6%
Asian 1.6%
Largest group: White at 70.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.9, Mackinac Island School is more mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mackinac Island Public Schools, which includes Mackinac Island School.
$37,423
Per student
+177%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
+126%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 78.8%
State 17.6%
Federal 3.6%
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 other 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.
Similar enrollment (~64 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mackinac Island School
How many students attend Mackinac Island School?
Mackinac Island School has 64 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mackinac Island, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mackinac Island School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mackinac Island School is 9.1:1, which is 48% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 42% 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 Mackinac Island School?
29.3% of students at Mackinac Island School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mackinac Island School?
The largest demographic group at Mackinac Island School is White at 70.3% of enrollment, in Mackinac Island, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mackinac Island School?
Mackinac Island School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Mackinac Island School a good school?
Mackinac Island School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools. 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 Mackinac Island Public Schools?
None reported; Mackinac Island Public Schools operates only Mackinac Island School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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