Eligibility is determined by applying federal guidelines through a review of a family's size and financial resources. If building data reflect zero as a percentage of free and reduced lunch eligibility, that building's data may have been combined with the data of the building that actually provides the meal service. It includes alternative and special education pupils, but does not include adult education pupils. The Department does not collect FTE related to individual buildings so the enrollment for buildings is reported here by headcount. On average there are about 2,500 students in each district.
Some city districts are very large.
The number of K-12 classroom teachers does not include teachers in special education, compensatory education, vocational education, other basic programs for example summer and enrichment classes and other added needs including migrant and bilingual education. Please check with your local school to learn the number of special teachers and support staff who are assisting with educating students in your district or building. FTE counts are used for the district level calculations and headcount figures are used for the building level calculations. Foundation Allowance Per Pupil - The combination of state and local monies that each school district is allocated per pupil under Article 9, Section II of the Michigan Constitution. To calculate the average foundation grant for an ISD's constituent districts, multiply each district's foundation grant by its pupil count and add those products together and divide by the total pupil count of the constituent districts.