Other / mixed grade configuration · Brimley, MI

Ojibwe Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Ojibwe Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 260028501657Charter school
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ojibwe Charter School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Michigan schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
12.5:1
small classes for Michigan
85.4%
free-lunch eligible
125
students enrolled

Ojibwe Charter School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-7 students YoY

Ojibwe Charter School held near 137 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 10.5 → 12.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 260028501657 · Brimley, MI Other · SMALL · CHARTER

125 enr · 12.5:1 · 85.4% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Ojibwe Charter School held near 137 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 10.5 → 12.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

How Ojibwe Charter School compares

Ojibwe Charter School 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 12.5:1 ▼ 29% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.4% ▲ 57% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 125 top 84% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
125
Bigger than 12% 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
12.5:1
students per teacher - 29% 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.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,306
per pupil, district-wide - below Michigan avg of $15,012
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 83.2%
White 12.8%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 0.8%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 83.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.0, Ojibwe Charter School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

District finance for Ojibwe Charter School reports $14,306 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Ojibwe Charter School

How many students attend Ojibwe Charter School?

Ojibwe Charter School has 125 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brimley, MI. CCD year-over-year: 144 (2022-23) → 137 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ojibwe Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ojibwe Charter School is 12.5:1, which is 29% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 20% 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 Ojibwe Charter School?

85.4% of students at Ojibwe Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ojibwe Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Ojibwe Charter School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 83.2% of enrollment, in Brimley, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ojibwe Charter School?

Ojibwe Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher 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).

What other schools are in Ojibwe Charter School?

None; Ojibwe Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Ojibwe Charter School is its only campus.

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.