Enrollment
147
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Mackinaw City, MI
Mackinaw City K12 School
Federal NCES profile for Mackinaw City K12 School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 262226005939
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mackinaw City K12 School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 48.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 147
- students enrolled
Mackinaw City K12 School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mackinaw City Public Schools · Michigan
NCES ID 262226005939 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.3%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mackinaw City K12 School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mackinaw City K12 School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Mackinaw City K12 School sits near the smaller end of the Michigan enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Mackinaw City K12 School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Michigan schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Mackinaw City K12 School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Mackinaw City K12 School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Mackinaw City, Michigan, enrolling 147 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Mackinaw City K12 School is leaner than roughly 93% of Michigan schools and 47% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 48.3% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 147 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 183 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #9, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 147 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Mackinaw City Public Schools spends $20,208 per pupil, 50% above the Michigan average, a better-resourced district than most.
Mackinaw City Public Schools operates only this one school, so Mackinaw City K12 School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Mackinaw City K12 School compares
Mackinaw City K12 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 | 9.2:1 | ▼ 47% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.3% | ▼ 11% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 147 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
147
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
48.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 47% 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
23.8%
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
$20,208
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 147 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 85.0%
Two or More 7.5%
African American 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Largest group: White at 85.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.9, Mackinaw City K12 School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mackinaw City Public Schools, which includes Mackinaw City K12 School.
$20,208
Per student
+50%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.0%
State 11.8%
Federal 2.2%
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 (~147 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mackinaw City K12 School
How many students attend Mackinaw City K12 School?
Mackinaw City K12 School has 147 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mackinaw City, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mackinaw City K12 School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mackinaw City K12 School is 9.2:1, which is 47% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 41% 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 Mackinaw City K12 School?
48.3% of students at Mackinaw City K12 School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mackinaw City K12 School?
The largest demographic group at Mackinaw City K12 School is White at 85.0% of enrollment, in Mackinaw City, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mackinaw City K12 School?
Mackinaw City K12 School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Mackinaw City Public Schools?
None reported; Mackinaw City Public Schools operates only Mackinaw City K12 School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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