Croswell-Lexington Community Schools

Public school district · Sanilac County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2611140

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools spent $13,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,214). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,708 students in 2024-25; 60.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,353 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools in enrollment (1,817 to 1,918 students) and Croswell-Lexington Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools, FY23Clintondale Community Schools $18,162; Milan Area $16,234; Dowagiac Union Schools $15,351; West Branch-Rose City Area Schools $15,252; Alma Public Schools $14,702; Oakridge Public Schools $13,976; Westwood Heights Schools $13,854; Croswell-Lexington Community Schools $13,710; Williamston Community Schools $13,244; Birch Run Area Schools $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12k14k16k18k20kClintondale Community Schools$18,162Milan Area$16,234Dowagiac Union Schools$15,351West Branch-Rose City Area Sch…$15,252Alma Public Schools$14,702Oakridge Public Schools$13,976Westwood Heights Schools$13,854Croswell-Lexington Community S…$13,710Williamston Community Schools$13,244Birch Run Area Schools$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools, FY23Clintondale Community Schools $18,162; Milan Area $16,234; Dowagiac Union Schools $15,351; West Branch-Rose City Area Schools $15,252; Alma Public Schools $14,702; Oakridge Public Schools $13,976; Westwood Heights Schools $13,854; Croswell-Lexington Community Schools $13,710; Williamston Community Schools $13,244; Birch Run Area Schools $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12k14k16k18k20kClintondale Community Schools$18,162Milan Area$16,234Dowagiac Union Schools$15,351West Branch-Rose City Area Schools$15,252Alma Public Schools$14,702Oakridge Public Schools$13,976Westwood Heights Schools$13,854Croswell-Lexington Community Schools$13,710Williamston Community Schools$13,244Birch Run Area Schools$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools, FY23Clintondale Community Schools $18,162; Milan Area $16,234; Dowagiac Union Schools $15,351; West Branch-Rose City Area Schools $15,252; Alma Public Schools $14,702; Oakridge Public Schools $13,976; Westwood Heights Schools $13,854; Croswell-Lexington Community Schools $13,710; Williamston Community Schools $13,244; Birch Run Area Schools $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k14k18k20kClintondale Community Schools$18,162Milan Area$16,234Dowagiac Union Schools$15,351West Branch-Rose City Area Schools$15,252Alma Public Schools$14,702Oakridge Public Schools$13,976Westwood Heights Schools$13,854Croswell-Lexington Community Schools$13,710Williamston Community Schools$13,244Birch Run Area Schools$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools, FY23Clintondale Community Schools $18,162; Milan Area $16,234; Dowagiac Union Schools $15,351; West Branch-Rose City Area Schools $15,252; Alma Public Schools $14,702; Oakridge Public Schools $13,976; Westwood Heights Schools $13,854; Croswell-Lexington Community Schools $13,710; Williamston Community Schools $13,244; Birch Run Area Schools $12,800; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k14k18k20kClintondale Community Schools$18,162Milan Area$16,234Dowagiac Union Schools$15,351West Branch-Rose City Area Schools$15,252Alma Public Schools$14,702Oakridge Public Schools$13,976Westwood Heights Schools$13,854Croswell-Lexington Community Schools$13,710Williamston Community Schools$13,244Birch Run Area Schools$12,800State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$30,873,000 in revenue: 60.7% state, 24.6% local and 14.7% federal. Total spending including $1,561,000 of capital outlay was $28,495,000, or $15,254 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,731,000; Local $7,591,000; Federal $4,551,000; total $30,873,000.
  • State$18,731,000 61%
  • Local$7,591,000 25%
  • Federal$4,551,000 15%

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 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,868 students in 2022-23, 1,766 students in 2023-24, 1,708 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,868, 2023-24: 1,766, 2024-25: 1,70805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8682023-241,7662024-251,708
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,868, 2023-24: 1,766, 2024-25: 1,70805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8682023-241,7662024-251,708
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,868, 2023-24: 1,766, 2024-25: 1,70805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8682023-241,7662024-251,708
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,868, 2023-24: 1,766, 2024-25: 1,70805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8682023-241,7662024-251,708

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,868100.818.5
2023-241,76698.417.9
2024-251,70893.818.2

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

$7,164,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,835 per student

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools booked $7,164,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 106 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 $67,745 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 72 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$5,634,00078.6%
Special education$614,0008.6%
Other programs$916,00012.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,050 in 2018-19, $3,259 in 2019-20, $3,321 in 2020-21, $3,507 in 2021-22, $3,835 in 2022-23.

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,259, 2020-21: $3,321, 2021-22: $3,507, 2022-23: $3,83501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,2592020-21$3,3212021-22$3,5072022-23$3,835
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,259, 2020-21: $3,321, 2021-22: $3,507, 2022-23: $3,83501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,2592020-21$3,3212021-22$3,5072022-23$3,835
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,259, 2020-21: $3,321, 2021-22: $3,507, 2022-23: $3,83501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,2592020-21$3,3212021-22$3,5072022-23$3,835
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,259, 2020-21: $3,321, 2021-22: $3,507, 2022-23: $3,83501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,2592020-21$3,3212021-22$3,5072022-23$3,835

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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 36-40% 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 arts50-54%44%824
Math36-40%34%825

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

85-89% of the 168 students in Croswell-Lexington 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 rate85‑89%81.8%
Students in the class168115,301

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.

2 elementary schools, 599 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frostick School32415.858.6%Schoolwide program
Meyer Elementary School27513.443.6%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.

1 middle school, 508 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
CroswellLexington Middle School50819.144.9%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.

2 high schools, 601 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
CroswellLexington High School52325.036.7%Eligible, no program
Pioneer High School7815.079.5%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 Croswell-Lexington 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentCroswell-Lexington Community Schools ranks 217 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,710).#217 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganCroswell-Lexington Community Schools is the number 215 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 1,868 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#215 of 892
  3. West Branch-Rose City Area SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 1,871 students in fall 2022, $15,252 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,252
  4. Williamston Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 1,846 students in fall 2022, $13,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,244
  5. Compare Croswell-Lexington Community Schools with West Branch-Rose City Area SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. CroswellLexington High School, its largest high school523 students in 2024-25, 25.0 per teacher.523
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganCroswell-Lexington Community Schools spent $67,745 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$67,745
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Croswell-Lexington Community Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 1,708 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Croswell-Lexington Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,710 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,353 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Croswell-Lexington Community Schools' money come from?
    $30,873,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.7% state, 24.6% local and 14.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Croswell-Lexington Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 313 of the 1,890 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.6%, 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,164,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,835 per student. Divided by the 106 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,745 per teacher, more than 72 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Croswell-Lexington Community Schools scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 36-40% 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools?
    85-89% of the 168 students in Croswell-Lexington 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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2611140. 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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