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Romeo, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Romeo Community Schools #542 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,989 per pupil, Romeo Community Schools ranks #370 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,185
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,989
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Romeo Community Schools operates 7 public schools serving 5,185 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Macomb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,989 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 34.2% local, 58.2% state, and 7.6% 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 37/100, ranked #542 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 332.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.1% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.7/100.
Its largest campus is Romeo High School, enrolling 1,817 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Washington Elementary School, at 428 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Romeo High School accounts for 34.3% of all Romeo Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Romeo Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Romeo Community Schools school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Romeo Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 428 students (lowest) to 1,817 students (highest), a spread of 1,389 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.
Romeo Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — 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 Romeo Community Schools is typically wider than the Romeo Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Romeo Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 38.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Romeo Community Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,185 students.
How much does Romeo Community Schools spend per student?
Romeo Community Schools spends $12,989 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #542 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Romeo Community Schools?
Romeo Community Schools students are 83.1% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Romeo Community Schools?
Romeo Community Schools has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #542 out of 707 districts in Michigan.