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Westphalia, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools #508 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,427 per pupil, Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools ranks #297 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 658 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,427 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 23.6% local, 65.8% state, and 10.6% 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 40/100, ranked #508 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 252:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Pewamowestphalia Middlehigh School accounts for 66.9% of all Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools a distant remainder — means Pewamo-Westphalia 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.
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 252:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is typically wider than the Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Pewamo-Westphalia 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 658 students.
How much does Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spend per student?
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spends $13,427 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #508 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools students are 95.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #508 out of 707 districts in Michigan.