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Brooklyn, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Columbia School District #683 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,762 per pupil, Columbia School District ranks #599 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,485
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,762
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbia School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,485 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,762 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.7% local, 49.6% state, and 9.8% 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 24/100, ranked #683 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 308.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.9% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbia Upper Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.5/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia Central High School, enrolling 637 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Columbia Alternative Education, at 78 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia Central High School accounts for 42.9% of all Columbia School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Columbia School District-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.
Columbia School District school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Columbia School District school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 637 students (highest), a spread of 559 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Columbia School District student-counselor ratio is 308:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Columbia School District is typically wider than the Columbia School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Columbia School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.5% — 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.
Columbia School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,485 students.
How much does Columbia School District spend per student?
Columbia School District spends $11,762 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #683 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Columbia School District?
Columbia School District students are 89.9% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbia School District?
Columbia School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #683 out of 707 districts in Michigan.