Waldron Area School District

Listed by NCES as Waldron Area Schools (district ID 2635040)

Public school district · Hillsdale County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2635040

Waldron Area School District spent $15,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 205 students in 2024-25; 58.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,505 per student, down 9.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (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 Waldron Area in enrollment (255 to 269 students) and Waldron Area itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Waldron Area, FY23Bellaire Public School $23,030; Waldron Area $15,954; Michigan Educational Choice Center $14,867; Atlanta Community Schools $14,539; Wolverine Community Schools $14,520; Inkster Preparatory Academy $13,256; State Street Academy $13,050; Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy $10,245; Blue Water Middle College $9,706; Livingston Classical Academy $8,921; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kBellaire Public School$23,030Waldron Area$15,954Michigan Educational Choice Ce…$14,867Atlanta Community Schools$14,539Wolverine Community Schools$14,520Inkster Preparatory Academy$13,256State Street Academy$13,050Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy$10,245Blue Water Middle College$9,706Livingston Classical Academy$8,921State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Waldron Area, FY23Bellaire Public School $23,030; Waldron Area $15,954; Michigan Educational Choice Center $14,867; Atlanta Community Schools $14,539; Wolverine Community Schools $14,520; Inkster Preparatory Academy $13,256; State Street Academy $13,050; Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy $10,245; Blue Water Middle College $9,706; Livingston Classical Academy $8,921; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kBellaire Public School$23,030Waldron Area$15,954Michigan Educational Choice Center$14,867Atlanta Community Schools$14,539Wolverine Community Schools$14,520Inkster Preparatory Academy$13,256State Street Academy$13,050Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy$10,245Blue Water Middle College$9,706Livingston Classical Academy$8,921State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Waldron Area, FY23Bellaire Public School $23,030; Waldron Area $15,954; Michigan Educational Choice Center $14,867; Atlanta Community Schools $14,539; Wolverine Community Schools $14,520; Inkster Preparatory Academy $13,256; State Street Academy $13,050; Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy $10,245; Blue Water Middle College $9,706; Livingston Classical Academy $8,921; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kBellaire Public School$23,030Waldron Area$15,954Michigan Educational Choice Center$14,867Atlanta Community Schools$14,539Wolverine Community Schools$14,520Inkster Preparatory Academy$13,256State Street Academy$13,050Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy$10,245Blue Water Middle College$9,706Livingston Classical Academy$8,921State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Waldron Area, FY23Bellaire Public School $23,030; Waldron Area $15,954; Michigan Educational Choice Center $14,867; Atlanta Community Schools $14,539; Wolverine Community Schools $14,520; Inkster Preparatory Academy $13,256; State Street Academy $13,050; Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy $10,245; Blue Water Middle College $9,706; Livingston Classical Academy $8,921; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kBellaire Public School$23,030Waldron Area$15,954Michigan Educational Choice Center$14,867Atlanta Community Schools$14,539Wolverine Community Schools$14,520Inkster Preparatory Academy$13,256State Street Academy$13,050Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy$10,245Blue Water Middle College$9,706Livingston Classical Academy$8,921State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$4,646,000 in revenue: 58.8% state, 17.8% local and 23.5% federal. Total spending including $107,000 of capital outlay was $4,392,000, or $16,828 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Waldron Area School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,730,000; Local $825,000; Federal $1,091,000; total $4,646,000.
  • State$2,730,000 59%
  • Local$825,000 18%
  • Federal$1,091,000 23%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

261 students in 2022-23, 222 students in 2023-24, 205 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Waldron Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232612023-242222024-25205
Waldron Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232612023-242222024-25205
Waldron Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232612023-242222024-25205
Waldron Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232612023-242222024-25205

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326118.314.2
2023-2422213.516.4
2024-2520515.813.0

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

$925,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,544 per student

Waldron Area School District booked $925,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 18 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 $50,491 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 8 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$777,00084.0%
Special education$116,00012.5%
Vocational$32,0003.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,573 in 2018-19, $2,862 in 2019-20, $3,309 in 2020-21, $3,746 in 2021-22, $3,544 in 2022-23.

Waldron Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,573, 2019-20: $2,862, 2020-21: $3,309, 2021-22: $3,746, 2022-23: $3,54401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5732019-20$2,8622020-21$3,3092021-22$3,7462022-23$3,544
Waldron Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,573, 2019-20: $2,862, 2020-21: $3,309, 2021-22: $3,746, 2022-23: $3,54401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5732019-20$2,8622020-21$3,3092021-22$3,7462022-23$3,544
Waldron Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,573, 2019-20: $2,862, 2020-21: $3,309, 2021-22: $3,746, 2022-23: $3,54401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5732019-20$2,8622020-21$3,3092021-22$3,7462022-23$3,544
Waldron Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,573, 2019-20: $2,862, 2020-21: $3,309, 2021-22: $3,746, 2022-23: $3,54401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5732019-20$2,8622020-21$3,3092021-22$3,7462022-23$3,544

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 Waldron Area School District scored proficient or above: 9-36% in reading and 0-28% 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 arts9-36%44%114
Math0-28%34%114

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

60-79% of the 27 students in Waldron Area School District's 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 rate60‑79%81.8%
Students in the class27115,301

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 other school, 205 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Waldron Area Schools20513.058.0%Schoolwide 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 Waldron Area School District

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 Waldron Area School District

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentWaldron Area School District ranks 114 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,954).#114 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganWaldron Area School District is the number 713 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 261 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#713 of 892
  3. Bellaire Public SchoolThe next larger Michigan district: 263 students in fall 2022, $23,030 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,030
  4. North Dickinson County SchoolThe next smaller Michigan district: 260 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Waldron Area School District with Bellaire Public SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganWaldron Area School District spent $50,491 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$50,491
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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 Waldron Area School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Waldron Area School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 205 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Waldron Area School District spend per student?
    $15,954 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 $14,505 per student, down 9.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Waldron Area School District's money come from?
    $4,646,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.8% state, 17.8% local and 23.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Waldron Area School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 60 of the 340 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.6%, 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 Waldron Area School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $925,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,544 per student. Divided by the 18 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $50,491 per teacher, more than 8 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 Waldron Area School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Waldron Area School District scored proficient or above: 9-36% in reading and 0-28% 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 Waldron Area School District?
    60-79% of the 27 students in Waldron Area School District's 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 Waldron Area School District's NCES district ID?
    2635040. 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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