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White Pigeon, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks White Pigeon Community Schools #671 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,304 per pupil, White Pigeon Community Schools ranks #671 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
733
Total Enrollment
2
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$11,304
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
White Pigeon Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 733 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,304 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.7% local, 39.3% state, and 18.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #671 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.
a 364.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Central Elementary School, enrolling 366 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Elementary School accounts for 49.9% of all White Pigeon Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of White Pigeon Community Schools a distant remainder — means White Pigeon Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
White Pigeon Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 365:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
White Pigeon Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 41.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to White Pigeon Community Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in White Pigeon Community Schools?
White Pigeon Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 733 students.
How much does White Pigeon Community Schools spend per student?
White Pigeon Community Schools spends $11,304 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #671 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of White Pigeon Community Schools?
White Pigeon Community Schools students are 86.0% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White Pigeon Community Schools?
White Pigeon Community Schools has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #671 out of 707 districts in Michigan.