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McBain Rural Agricultural Schools

Mc Bain, Michigan · Superintendent: Scott Akom · #305 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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1,081

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,058

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Michigan median

17.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

McBain Rural Agricultural Schools is a public school district based in Mc Bain, Michigan, serving 1,081 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #305 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 3% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Scott Akom. It spends about $11,058 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.

How McBain Rural Agricultural compares

McBain Rural AgriculturalMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,058

Michigan median $11,576 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,799

Michigan median $7,157 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Students per school360

Michigan median 421 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.7

Michigan median 16.8 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,081

Michigan median 585 · 85% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$12.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 69%Local 22%

Measure	McBain Rural Agricultural	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,058	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,799	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$11.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$12.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	61	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.7	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,081	585	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Scott Akom

Superintendent, McBain Rural Agricultural Schools

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Leslie Public SchoolsLeslie	1,090	4	$13,272	16.3	#303
Schoolcraft Community SchoolsSchoolcraft	1,085	2	$11,374	14.9	#304
McBain Rural Agricultural SchoolsMc Bain · this district	1,081	3	$11,058	17.7	#305
Houghton Lake Community SchoolsHoughton Lake	1,076	3	$12,121	12.4	#306
Stockbridge Community SchoolsStockbridge	1,075	3	$11,207	14.0	#307

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Morris School District 54Morris, IL	1,082	$10,648	13.4
Rockridge CUSD 300Taylor Ridge, IL	1,082	$14,928	13.5
Dover-SherbornDover, MA	1,081	$23,699	9.7
Pike-Delta-York LocalDelta, OH	1,081	$13,436	16.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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