Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

Public school district · Clinton County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2627960

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spent $15,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 73% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 2 schools enrolled 753 students in 2024-25; 69.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,140 per student, down 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools in enrollment (644 to 672 students) and Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, FY23Whitmore Lake Public Schools $21,322; Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools $15,691; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Eau Claire Public Schools $14,976; Hanley Academy $13,102; Beal City Public Schools $12,887; Insight School of Michigan $12,655; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; Eagle Crest Charter Academy $11,396; Huron Academy $11,120; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kWhitmore Lake Public Schools$21,322Pewamo-Westphalia Community Sc…$15,691David Ellis Academy West$15,353Eau Claire Public Schools$14,976Hanley Academy$13,102Beal City Public Schools$12,887Insight School of Michigan$12,655Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415Eagle Crest Charter Academy$11,396Huron Academy$11,120State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, FY23Whitmore Lake Public Schools $21,322; Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools $15,691; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Eau Claire Public Schools $14,976; Hanley Academy $13,102; Beal City Public Schools $12,887; Insight School of Michigan $12,655; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; Eagle Crest Charter Academy $11,396; Huron Academy $11,120; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kWhitmore Lake Public Schools$21,322Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools$15,691David Ellis Academy West$15,353Eau Claire Public Schools$14,976Hanley Academy$13,102Beal City Public Schools$12,887Insight School of Michigan$12,655Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415Eagle Crest Charter Academy$11,396Huron Academy$11,120State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, FY23Whitmore Lake Public Schools $21,322; Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools $15,691; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Eau Claire Public Schools $14,976; Hanley Academy $13,102; Beal City Public Schools $12,887; Insight School of Michigan $12,655; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; Eagle Crest Charter Academy $11,396; Huron Academy $11,120; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kWhitmore Lake Public Schools$21,322Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools$15,691David Ellis Academy West$15,353Eau Claire Public Schools$14,976Hanley Academy$13,102Beal City Public Schools$12,887Insight School of Michigan$12,655Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415Eagle Crest Charter Academy$11,396Huron Academy$11,120State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, FY23Whitmore Lake Public Schools $21,322; Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools $15,691; David Ellis Academy West $15,353; Eau Claire Public Schools $14,976; Hanley Academy $13,102; Beal City Public Schools $12,887; Insight School of Michigan $12,655; Detroit Achievement Academy $11,415; Eagle Crest Charter Academy $11,396; Huron Academy $11,120; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kWhitmore Lake Public Schools$21,322Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools$15,691David Ellis Academy West$15,353Eau Claire Public Schools$14,976Hanley Academy$13,102Beal City Public Schools$12,887Insight School of Michigan$12,655Detroit Achievement Academy$11,415Eagle Crest Charter Academy$11,396Huron Academy$11,120State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$11,616,000 in revenue: 69.5% state, 24.4% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $302,000 of capital outlay was $11,387,000, or $17,305 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,073,000; Local $2,839,000; Federal $704,000; total $11,616,000.
  • State$8,073,000 69%
  • Local$2,839,000 24%
  • Federal$704,000 6%

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

658 students in 2022-23, 685 students in 2023-24, 753 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 658, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 75302004006008002022-236582023-246852024-25753
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 658, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 75302004006008002022-236582023-246852024-25753
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 658, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 75302004006008002022-236582023-246852024-25753
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 658, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 75302004006008002022-236582023-246852024-25753

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365837.617.5
2023-2468538.917.6
2024-2575340.918.4

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

$2,673,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,062 per student

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools booked $2,673,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 38 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 $71,109 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 84 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$2,332,00087.2%
Special education$144,0005.4%
Vocational$58,0002.2%
Other programs$139,0005.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,917 in 2018-19, $3,238 in 2019-20, $3,198 in 2020-21, $3,530 in 2021-22, $4,062 in 2022-23.

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,917, 2019-20: $3,238, 2020-21: $3,198, 2021-22: $3,530, 2022-23: $4,06202k4k6k2018-19$2,9172019-20$3,2382020-21$3,1982021-22$3,5302022-23$4,062
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,917, 2019-20: $3,238, 2020-21: $3,198, 2021-22: $3,530, 2022-23: $4,06202k4k6k2018-19$2,9172019-20$3,2382020-21$3,1982021-22$3,5302022-23$4,062
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,917, 2019-20: $3,238, 2020-21: $3,198, 2021-22: $3,530, 2022-23: $4,06202k4k6k2018-19$2,9172019-20$3,2382020-21$3,1982021-22$3,5302022-23$4,062
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,917, 2019-20: $3,238, 2020-21: $3,198, 2021-22: $3,530, 2022-23: $4,06202k4k6k2018-19$2,9172019-20$3,2382020-21$3,1982021-22$3,5302022-23$4,062

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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools scored proficient or above: 60-71% in reading and 51-61% 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 arts60-71%44%223
Math51-61%34%223

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

95% or more of the 65 students in Pewamo-Westphalia 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 rate95% or more81.8%
Students in the class65115,301

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, 249 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School24915.026.1%Targeted 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, 504 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School50420.812.1%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 Pewamo-Westphalia 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentPewamo-Westphalia Community Schools ranks 128 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,691).#128 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganPewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is the number 496 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 658 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#496 of 892
  3. Hanley AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 660 students in fall 2022, $13,102 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,102
  4. Beal City Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 654 students in fall 2022, $12,887 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,887
  5. Compare Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools with Hanley AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School, its largest high school504 students in 2024-25, 20.8 per teacher.504
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganPewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spent $71,109 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$71,109
  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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 753 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spend per student?
    $15,691 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 $15,140 per student, down 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools' money come from?
    $11,616,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.5% state, 24.4% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 21 of the 926 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.3%, 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,673,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,062 per student. Divided by the 38 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $71,109 per teacher, more than 84 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools scored proficient or above: 60-71% in reading and 51-61% 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?
    95% or more of the 65 students in Pewamo-Westphalia 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2627960. 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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