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Kalamazoo, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Comstock Public Schools #371 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,134 per pupil, Comstock Public Schools ranks #199 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,794
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,134
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Comstock Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,794 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Kalamazoo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,134 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 38.5% local, 53.2% state, and 8.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #371 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 630.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 54.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.8% White, 21.2% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Comstock Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.7/100.
Its largest campus is Comstock Elementary School, enrolling 597 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Comstock Elementary School accounts for 32.5% of all Comstock Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Comstock Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Comstock Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Comstock Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 276 students (lowest) to 597 students (highest), a spread of 321 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.
Comstock Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.1% 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.
Comstock Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 631:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comstock Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 54.1% — 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.
Comstock Public Schools has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,794 students.
How much does Comstock Public Schools spend per student?
Comstock Public Schools spends $14,134 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #371 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Comstock Public Schools?
Comstock Public Schools students are 53.8% White, 21.2% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Comstock Public Schools?
Comstock Public Schools has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #371 out of 707 districts in Michigan.