Climax-Scotts Community Schools

Public school district · Kalamazoo County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2610020

Climax-Scotts Community Schools spent $13,751 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 3 schools enrolled 650 students in 2024-25; 67.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,299 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-54% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Climax-Scotts Community Schools in enrollment (535 to 551 students) and Climax-Scotts Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Climax-Scotts Community Schools, FY23New Buffalo Area Schools $31,373; Madison Academy Charter School $17,963; Morenci Area Schools $16,662; Onaway Area Community $15,715; Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools $15,416; Deckerville Community Schools $15,272; Merritt Academy Charter School $14,486; Climax-Scotts Community Schools $13,751; Hamtramck Academy $12,330; Pontiac Academy for Excellence $10,372; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40kNew Buffalo Area Schools$31,373Madison Academy Charter School$17,963Morenci Area Schools$16,662Onaway Area Community$15,715Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools$15,416Deckerville Community Schools$15,272Merritt Academy Charter School$14,486Climax-Scotts Community Schools$13,751Hamtramck Academy$12,330Pontiac Academy for Excellence$10,372State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Climax-Scotts Community Schools, FY23New Buffalo Area Schools $31,373; Madison Academy Charter School $17,963; Morenci Area Schools $16,662; Onaway Area Community $15,715; Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools $15,416; Deckerville Community Schools $15,272; Merritt Academy Charter School $14,486; Climax-Scotts Community Schools $13,751; Hamtramck Academy $12,330; Pontiac Academy for Excellence $10,372; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40kNew Buffalo Area Schools$31,373Madison Academy Charter School$17,963Morenci Area Schools$16,662Onaway Area Community$15,715Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools$15,416Deckerville Community Schools$15,272Merritt Academy Charter School$14,486Climax-Scotts Community Schools$13,751Hamtramck Academy$12,330Pontiac Academy for Excellence$10,372State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Climax-Scotts Community Schools, FY23New Buffalo Area Schools $31,373; Madison Academy Charter School $17,963; Morenci Area Schools $16,662; Onaway Area Community $15,715; Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools $15,416; Deckerville Community Schools $15,272; Merritt Academy Charter School $14,486; Climax-Scotts Community Schools $13,751; Hamtramck Academy $12,330; Pontiac Academy for Excellence $10,372; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40kNew Buffalo Area Schools$31,373Madison Academy Charter School$17,963Morenci Area Schools$16,662Onaway Area Community$15,715Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools$15,416Deckerville Community Schools$15,272Merritt Academy Charter School$14,486Climax-Scotts Community Schools$13,751Hamtramck Academy$12,330Pontiac Academy for Excellence$10,372State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Climax-Scotts Community Schools, FY23New Buffalo Area Schools $31,373; Madison Academy Charter School $17,963; Morenci Area Schools $16,662; Onaway Area Community $15,715; Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools $15,416; Deckerville Community Schools $15,272; Merritt Academy Charter School $14,486; Climax-Scotts Community Schools $13,751; Hamtramck Academy $12,330; Pontiac Academy for Excellence $10,372; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40kNew Buffalo Area Schools$31,373Madison Academy Charter School$17,963Morenci Area Schools$16,662Onaway Area Community$15,715Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools$15,416Deckerville Community Schools$15,272Merritt Academy Charter School$14,486Climax-Scotts Community Schools$13,751Hamtramck Academy$12,330Pontiac Academy for Excellence$10,372State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$9,999,000 in revenue: 67.3% state, 26.0% local and 6.6% federal. Total spending including $463,000 of capital outlay was $9,452,000, or $17,407 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Climax-Scotts Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,733,000; Local $2,603,000; Federal $663,000; total $9,999,000.
  • State$6,733,000 67%
  • Local$2,603,000 26%
  • Federal$663,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

543 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 650 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Climax-Scotts Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 543, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-235432023-245882024-25650
Climax-Scotts Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 543, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-235432023-245882024-25650
Climax-Scotts Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 543, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-235432023-245882024-25650
Climax-Scotts Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 543, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-235432023-245882024-25650

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354332.016.9
2023-2458832.218.3
2024-2565033.719.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,755,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,232 per student

Climax-Scotts Community Schools booked $1,755,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 32 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $54,775 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 18 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,440,00082.1%
Special education$128,0007.3%
Vocational$29,0001.7%
Other programs$158,0009.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,030 in 2018-19, $3,198 in 2019-20, $3,335 in 2020-21, $3,214 in 2021-22, $3,232 in 2022-23.

Climax-Scotts Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,030, 2019-20: $3,198, 2020-21: $3,335, 2021-22: $3,214, 2022-23: $3,23201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0302019-20$3,1982020-21$3,3352021-22$3,2142022-23$3,232
Climax-Scotts Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,030, 2019-20: $3,198, 2020-21: $3,335, 2021-22: $3,214, 2022-23: $3,23201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0302019-20$3,1982020-21$3,3352021-22$3,2142022-23$3,232
Climax-Scotts Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,030, 2019-20: $3,198, 2020-21: $3,335, 2021-22: $3,214, 2022-23: $3,23201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0302019-20$3,1982020-21$3,3352021-22$3,2142022-23$3,232
Climax-Scotts Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,030, 2019-20: $3,198, 2020-21: $3,335, 2021-22: $3,214, 2022-23: $3,23201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0302019-20$3,1982020-21$3,3352021-22$3,2142022-23$3,232

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Climax-Scotts Community Schools scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading and 22-30% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts33-42%44%226
Math22-30%34%226

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-54% of the 66 students in Climax-Scotts Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate50‑54%81.8%
Students in the class66115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 234 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
ClimaxScotts Elementary School23414.627.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 416 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
ClimaxScotts High School29423.824.8%Eligible, no program
ClimaxScotts Virtual Academy12222.868.0%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Climax-Scotts Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Climax-Scotts Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentClimax-Scotts Community Schools ranks 253 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,751).#253 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganClimax-Scotts Community Schools is the number 557 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 543 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#557 of 892
  3. Deckerville Community SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 545 students in fall 2022, $15,272 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,272
  4. Madison Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller Michigan district: 541 students in fall 2022, $17,963 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,963
  5. Compare Climax-Scotts Community Schools with Deckerville Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. ClimaxScotts High School, its largest high school294 students in 2024-25, 23.8 per teacher.294
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganClimax-Scotts Community Schools spent $54,775 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$54,775
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Climax-Scotts Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Climax-Scotts Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 high), enrolling 650 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Climax-Scotts Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,751 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,299 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Climax-Scotts Community Schools' money come from?
    $9,999,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.3% state, 26.0% local and 6.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Climax-Scotts Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 37 of the 621 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Climax-Scotts Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,755,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,232 per student. Divided by the 32 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,775 per teacher, more than 18 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Climax-Scotts Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Climax-Scotts Community Schools scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading and 22-30% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Climax-Scotts Community Schools?
    50-54% of the 66 students in Climax-Scotts Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Climax-Scotts Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2610020. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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