NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Coldwater, MI

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

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7
Schools
3,575
Students
21.7/100
Avg Resource Index
22.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Coldwater has more public-school enrollment than 38% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Coldwater'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

3 of Coldwater's 7 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.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 16-point gap between Lakeland Elementary School and Waldron Learning Center shows the range hidden by Coldwater's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 62%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
7th percentile

Coldwater High School accounts for 27.4% of all Coldwater public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Coldwater-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

Coldwater school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities

Coldwater school enrollment ranges from 248 students (lowest) to 981 students (highest), a spread of 733 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. 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

Coldwater reports 60.0% 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

Coldwater student-teacher ratio is 22.3:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Coldwater's 7 listed schools are charters

14% 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. Lakeland Elementary School 31
2. Pansophia Academy 25
3. Legg Middle School 23
4. Larsen Elementary School 21
5. Jefferson Elementary School 21
6. Coldwater High School 16
7. Waldron Learning Center 15

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Coldwater

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 Pansophia Academy 41.4/100
  2. 2 Larsen Elementary School 37.1/100
  3. 3 Legg Middle School 35.4/100
  4. 4 Lakeland Elementary School 34.9/100
  5. 5 Coldwater High School 34.1/100

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Which Coldwater school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Lakeland Elementary School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Coldwater schools in this federal-data comparison at 31/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Coldwater, MI? ▼

Coldwater has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,575 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.3:1.

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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.