NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Allegan, MI

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11 public K-12 schools in Allegan from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
2,173
Students
29.7/100
Avg Resource Index
15.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Allegan has more public-school enrollment than 15% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Allegan's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Allegan's 11 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Allegan's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 11th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 52nd percentile. The 41-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment
Top 85%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
11th percentile
Teacher staffing
52nd percentile

Allegan High School accounts for 25.0% of all Allegan public-school enrollment

That concentration means Allegan-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Allegan school enrollment varies 49× across entities

Allegan school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 543 students (highest), a spread of 532 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Allegan reports 56.2% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Allegan student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Allegan is typically wider than the Allegan-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Allegan's 11 listed schools are charters

18% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus 54
2. North Ward Elementary School 46
3. Hillside Learning Center 40
4. Le White Middle School 33
5. Pine Trails Elementary School 32
6. Outlook Academy 30
7. Allegan High School 27
8. Dawson Elementary School 23
9. West Ward Elementary School 18
10. Allegan Alternative High School 13
11. Allegan Online K8 11

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Allegan

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Hillside Learning Center 36.6/100
  2. 2 Pine Trails Elementary School 36.1/100
  3. 3 Allegan High School 33.6/100
  4. 4 Dawson Elementary School 30.4/100
  5. 5 Allegan Online K8 29.3/100

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Which Allegan school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Allegan schools in this federal-data comparison at 54/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Allegan, MI? ▼

Allegan has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,173 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.