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Kalamazoo, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Parchment School District #341 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,547 per pupil, Parchment School District ranks #274 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,586
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,547
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Parchment School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,586 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 middle, 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 Kalamazoo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,547 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 25.5% local, 61.0% state, and 13.4% 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 50/100, ranked #341 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 221.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 13.5% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parchment Northwood Elem School, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.
Its largest campus is Parchment High School, enrolling 412 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parchment Innovation Center, at 119 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Parchment High School accounts for 26.0% of all Parchment School District student enrollment
That concentration means Parchment 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.
Parchment School District school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Parchment School District school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 412 students (highest), a spread of 293 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.
Parchment School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Parchment School District student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Parchment School District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Parchment School District?
Parchment School District has 6 schools, including 4 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,586 students.
How much does Parchment School District spend per student?
Parchment School District spends $13,547 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #341 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Parchment School District?
Parchment School District students are 65.3% White, 13.5% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Parchment School District?
Parchment School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #341 out of 707 districts in Michigan.