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Coloma, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Coloma Community Schools #324 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,802 per pupil, Coloma Community Schools ranks #230 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,161
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,802
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Coloma Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,161 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Berrien County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,802 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.9% local, 49.9% state, and 17.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #324 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 246.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.5% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Coloma Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.
Its largest campus is Coloma Elementary School, enrolling 356 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Coloma Elementary School accounts for 30.7% of all Coloma Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Coloma Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Coloma Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Coloma Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 175 students (lowest) to 356 students (highest), a spread of 181 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Coloma Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Coloma Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Coloma Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 52.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Coloma Community Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,161 students.
How much does Coloma Community Schools spend per student?
Coloma Community Schools spends $13,802 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #324 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Coloma Community Schools?
Coloma Community Schools students are 61.5% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coloma Community Schools?
Coloma Community Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #324 out of 707 districts in Michigan.