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Galesburg, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools #85 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,412 per pupil, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools ranks #91 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
971
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,412
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 971 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 $16,412 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 32.2% local, 54.6% state, and 13.2% 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 69/100, ranked #85 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 753.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% White, 7.9% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Galesburgaugusta Alternative Education, with a diversity index of 44.3/100.
Galesburgaugusta Primary School accounts for 40.1% of all Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Galesburg-Augusta 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.
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 399 students (highest), a spread of 368 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.
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 754:1 — 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.
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 31.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools?
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 971 students.
How much does Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools spend per student?
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools spends $16,412 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #85 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools?
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools students are 81.2% White, 7.9% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools?
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #85 out of 707 districts in Michigan.