Mendon Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Mendon Community School District (district ID 2623520)

Public school district · St. Joseph County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2623520

Mendon Community Schools spent $13,435 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 2 schools enrolled 464 students in 2024-25; 47.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,755 per student, up 9.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 Mendon Community Schools in enrollment (450 to 463 students) and Mendon Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mendon Community Schools, FY23Brimley Area Schools $17,993; Pellston Public Schools $17,967; Leland $17,716; Camden-Frontier School $15,969; Rogers City Area Schools $14,571; Lansing Charter Academy $13,887; Webberville Community Schools $13,539; Mendon Community Schools $13,435; Pickford Public Schools $13,097; West MI Academy of Arts and Academics $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kBrimley Area Schools$17,993Pellston Public Schools$17,967Leland$17,716Camden-Frontier School$15,969Rogers City Area Schools$14,571Lansing Charter Academy$13,887Webberville Community Schools$13,539Mendon Community Schools$13,435Pickford Public Schools$13,097West MI Academy of Arts and Ac…$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mendon Community Schools, FY23Brimley Area Schools $17,993; Pellston Public Schools $17,967; Leland $17,716; Camden-Frontier School $15,969; Rogers City Area Schools $14,571; Lansing Charter Academy $13,887; Webberville Community Schools $13,539; Mendon Community Schools $13,435; Pickford Public Schools $13,097; West MI Academy of Arts and Academics $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kBrimley Area Schools$17,993Pellston Public Schools$17,967Leland$17,716Camden-Frontier School$15,969Rogers City Area Schools$14,571Lansing Charter Academy$13,887Webberville Community Schools$13,539Mendon Community Schools$13,435Pickford Public Schools$13,097West MI Academy of Arts and Academi…$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mendon Community Schools, FY23Brimley Area Schools $17,993; Pellston Public Schools $17,967; Leland $17,716; Camden-Frontier School $15,969; Rogers City Area Schools $14,571; Lansing Charter Academy $13,887; Webberville Community Schools $13,539; Mendon Community Schools $13,435; Pickford Public Schools $13,097; West MI Academy of Arts and Academics $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20kBrimley Area Schools$17,993Pellston Public Schools$17,967Leland$17,716Camden-Frontier School$15,969Rogers City Area Schools$14,571Lansing Charter Academy$13,887Webberville Community Schools$13,539Mendon Community Schools$13,435Pickford Public Schools$13,097West MI Academy of Arts and Academics$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Mendon Community Schools, FY23Brimley Area Schools $17,993; Pellston Public Schools $17,967; Leland $17,716; Camden-Frontier School $15,969; Rogers City Area Schools $14,571; Lansing Charter Academy $13,887; Webberville Community Schools $13,539; Mendon Community Schools $13,435; Pickford Public Schools $13,097; West MI Academy of Arts and Academics $11,183; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20kBrimley Area Schools$17,993Pellston Public Schools$17,967Leland$17,716Camden-Frontier School$15,969Rogers City Area Schools$14,571Lansing Charter Academy$13,887Webberville Community Schools$13,539Mendon Community Schools$13,435Pickford Public Schools$13,097West MI Academy of Arts and Academics$11,183State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$8,215,000 in revenue: 47.8% state, 45.6% local and 6.6% federal. Total spending including $137,000 of capital outlay was $6,711,000, or $14,749 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mendon Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,925,000; Local $3,750,000; Federal $540,000; total $8,215,000.
  • State$3,925,000 48%
  • Local$3,750,000 46%
  • Federal$540,000 7%

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 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

455 students in 2022-23, 458 students in 2023-24, 464 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mendon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 458, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234552023-244582024-25464
Mendon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 458, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234552023-244582024-25464
Mendon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 458, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234552023-244582024-25464
Mendon Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 458, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234552023-244582024-25464

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345531.514.4
2023-2445833.713.6
2024-2546435.213.2

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

$1,318,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,897 per student

Mendon Community Schools booked $1,318,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 32 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 $41,841 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 1 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$1,187,00090.1%
Special education$119,0009.0%
Other programs$12,0000.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,908 in 2018-19, $2,583 in 2019-20, $2,950 in 2020-21, $2,913 in 2021-22, $2,897 in 2022-23.

Mendon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,908, 2019-20: $2,583, 2020-21: $2,950, 2021-22: $2,913, 2022-23: $2,89701k2k3k2018-19$2,9082019-20$2,5832020-21$2,9502021-22$2,9132022-23$2,897
Mendon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,908, 2019-20: $2,583, 2020-21: $2,950, 2021-22: $2,913, 2022-23: $2,89701k2k3k2018-19$2,9082019-20$2,5832020-21$2,9502021-22$2,9132022-23$2,897
Mendon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,908, 2019-20: $2,583, 2020-21: $2,950, 2021-22: $2,913, 2022-23: $2,89701k2k3k2018-19$2,9082019-20$2,5832020-21$2,9502021-22$2,9132022-23$2,897
Mendon Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,908, 2019-20: $2,583, 2020-21: $2,950, 2021-22: $2,913, 2022-23: $2,89701k2k3k2018-19$2,9082019-20$2,5832020-21$2,9502021-22$2,9132022-23$2,897

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 Mendon Community Schools scored proficient or above: 30-41% in reading and 18-29% 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 arts30-41%44%197
Math18-29%34%197

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

90% or more of the 38 students in Mendon 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 rate90% or more81.8%
Students in the class38115,301

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.

1 elementary school, 210 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mendon Elementary School21011.043.8%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 high school, 254 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mendon MiddleHigh School25415.931.1%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 Mendon 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 Mendon Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentMendon Community Schools ranks 277 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,435).#277 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganMendon Community Schools is the number 603 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 455 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#603 of 892
  3. Webberville Community SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 456 students in fall 2022, $13,539 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,539
  4. West MI Academy of Arts and AcademicsThe next smaller Michigan district: 453 students in fall 2022, $11,183 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,183
  5. Compare Mendon Community Schools with Webberville Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mendon MiddleHigh School, its largest high school254 students in 2024-25, 15.9 per teacher.254
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganMendon Community Schools spent $41,841 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$41,841
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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 Mendon Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Mendon Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 464 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mendon Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,435 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,755 per student, up 9.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mendon Community Schools' money come from?
    $8,215,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.8% state, 45.6% local and 6.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mendon Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 58 of the 551 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.5%, 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 Mendon Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,318,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,897 per student. Divided by the 32 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $41,841 per teacher, more than 1 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 Mendon Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mendon Community Schools scored proficient or above: 30-41% in reading and 18-29% 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 Mendon Community Schools?
    90% or more of the 38 students in Mendon 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 Mendon Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2623520. 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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