Enrollment
38
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Marquette, MI
Marquettealger Administrative Unit
Federal NCES profile for Marquettealger Administrative Unit, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 268075001382
👥 S:T ratio 49
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Marquettealger Administrative Unit earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Michigan schools.
- #2 of 5
- schools in Marquette · Resource Index
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.7:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 50.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Marquettealger Administrative Unit has class sizes smaller than 85% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Marquettealger Administrative Unit ranks #2 of 5 schools in Marquette, MI.
School address
District: Marquette-Alger Resa · Michigan
NCES ID 268075001382 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.7:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.0%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
-8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Marquettealger Administrative Unit compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Marquettealger Administrative Unit
Marquettealger Administrative Unit is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Marquette, Michigan, enrolling 38 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.7:1, Marquettealger Administrative Unit is leaner than roughly 85% of Michigan schools and 27% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.0% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Michigan schools, with 38 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Against 58 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #26.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Its district draws 45.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Marquette-Alger Resa operates only this one school, so Marquettealger Administrative Unit has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 38 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 Marquettealger Administrative Unit compares
Marquettealger Administrative Unit on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.7:1 | ▼ 27% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.0% | ▼ 8% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 38 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
38
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% 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
12.7:1
students per teacher
- 27% below state mean
Top 15% in Michigan - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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 86.8%
Two or More 7.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.3%
Largest group: White at 86.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.8, Marquettealger Administrative Unit is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
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 (~38 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Marquettealger Administrative Unit
How many students attend Marquettealger Administrative Unit?
Marquettealger Administrative Unit has 38 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marquette, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marquettealger Administrative Unit?
The student-teacher ratio at Marquettealger Administrative Unit is 12.7:1, which is 27% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 19% 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 Marquettealger Administrative Unit?
50.0% of students at Marquettealger Administrative Unit are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Marquettealger Administrative Unit?
The largest demographic group at Marquettealger Administrative Unit is White at 86.8% of enrollment, in Marquette, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Marquettealger Administrative Unit?
Marquettealger Administrative Unit has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does Marquettealger Administrative Unit rank among schools in Marquette?
By Resource Investment Index, Marquettealger Administrative Unit ranks #2 of 5 schools in Marquette, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Marquette on the city page.
Is Marquettealger Administrative Unit a good school?
Marquettealger Administrative Unit earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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 Marquette-Alger Resa?
None reported; Marquette-Alger Resa operates only Marquettealger Administrative Unit as a public school district in NCES's records.
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