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Reading, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Reading Community Schools #252 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,009 per pupil, Reading Community Schools ranks #366 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Reading Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 696 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Hillsdale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,009 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 20.9% local, 59.7% state, and 19.4% 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 56/100, ranked #252 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.
a 690:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Reynolds Elementary School, enrolling 404 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Reynolds Elementary School accounts for 58.0% of all Reading Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Reading Community Schools a distant remainder — means Reading Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Reading Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.1% 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.
Reading Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 690:1 — 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.
Reading Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Reading Community Schools is typically wider than the Reading Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Reading Community Schools?
Reading Community Schools has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 696 students.
How much does Reading Community Schools spend per student?
Reading Community Schools spends $13,009 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #252 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Reading Community Schools?
Reading Community Schools students are 95.0% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Reading Community Schools?
Reading Community Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #252 out of 707 districts in Michigan.