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
0/100100/10039/100
👥 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

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

-8 students YoY

Sanilac Isd Special Education Services shrank from 57 students in 2022-23 to 49 in 2023-24 (-14.0%).

Teacher FTE lost 16.2 → 13.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-8 students YoY 268096501413 · Sandusky, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

55 enr · 3.4:1 · 54.4% lunch · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Sanilac Isd Special Education Services shrank from 57 students in 2022-23 to 49 in 2023-24 (-14.0%). Teacher FTE lost 16.2 → 13.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

How Sanilac Isd Special Education Services compares

Sanilac Isd Special Education Services is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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.

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.

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 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. CCD year-over-year: 57 (2022-23) → 49 (2023-24), down 8.

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, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

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.