Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Romulus, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Romulus Community Schools #151 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,226 per pupil, Romulus Community Schools ranks #96 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,281
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,226
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Romulus Community Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,281 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,226 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 54.9% local, 28.1% state, and 17.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #151 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (10 AP courses district-wide), a 198.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 75.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.3% African American, 19.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barth Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
Its largest campus is Romulus Senior High School, enrolling 518 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Romulus Virtual Learning Center, at 118 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Romulus Senior High School accounts for 22.7% of all Romulus Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Romulus 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.
Romulus Community Schools school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Romulus Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 518 students (highest), a spread of 400 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.
Romulus Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.5% 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 — including this one — 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.
Romulus Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 198:1 — 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.
Romulus Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 75.6% — 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 Romulus Community Schools?
Romulus Community Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,281 students.
How much does Romulus Community Schools spend per student?
Romulus Community Schools spends $16,226 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #151 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Romulus Community Schools?
Romulus Community Schools students are 68.3% African American, 19.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Romulus Community Schools?
Romulus Community Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #151 out of 707 districts in Michigan.