Enrollment
55
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sandusky, MI
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services
Federal NCES profile for Sanilac Isd Special Education Services, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 268096501413
👥 S:T ratio 86
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Michigan schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Michigan schools.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 3.4:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 54.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 55
- students enrolled
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services has class sizes smaller than 99% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sanilac Isd · Michigan
NCES ID 268096501413 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.4:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-81% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
54.4%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
+0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sanilac Isd Special Education Services compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sanilac Isd Special Education Services
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Sandusky, Michigan, enrolling 55 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.4:1, Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is leaner than roughly 99% of Michigan schools and 81% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 54.4% 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 91% of Michigan schools, with 55 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Against 89 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #42.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 65.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 17.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Sandusky's public schools, it stands alongside Sandusky Elementary School (471 students): Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (3.4:1 vs 15.7:1).
Sanilac Isd operates only this one school, so Sanilac Isd Special Education Services has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 55 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 Sanilac Isd Special Education Services compares
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 3.4:1 | ▼ 81% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 54.4% | ▲ 0% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 55 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
54.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 0% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
3.4:1
students per teacher
- 81% below state mean
Top 1% in Michigan - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
65.5%
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 + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.7 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 94.5%
African American 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Two or More 1.8%
Largest group: White at 94.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.6, Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
Similar other schools in Sandusky
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 (~55 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sanilac Isd Special Education Services
How many students attend Sanilac Isd Special Education Services?
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services has 55 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Sandusky, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanilac Isd Special Education Services?
The student-teacher ratio at Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is 3.4:1, which is 81% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 78% 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 Sanilac Isd Special Education Services?
54.4% of students at Sanilac Isd Special Education Services are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sanilac Isd Special Education Services?
The largest demographic group at Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is White at 94.5% of enrollment, in Sandusky, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sanilac Isd Special Education Services?
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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 Sanilac Isd Special Education Services a good school?
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Michigan schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Sanilac Isd?
None reported; Sanilac Isd operates only Sanilac Isd Special Education Services as a public school district in NCES's records.
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