Hamilton Community Schools

Public school district · Allegan County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2617400

Hamilton Community Schools spent $13,025 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,214). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,514 students in 2024-25; 68.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,452 per student, up 18.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (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 Hamilton Community Schools in enrollment (2,843 to 2,965 students) and Hamilton Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hamilton Community Schools, FY23Hazel Park Schools $20,621; Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools $15,992; Waverly Community Schools $15,527; Wayland Union Schools $13,860; Kearsley Community Schools $13,665; Owosso Public Schools $13,263; Hamilton Community Schools $13,025; St. Joseph Public Schools $12,812; East Grand Rapids Public Schools $12,738; Michigan Virtual Charter Academy $10,561; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.5k10k15k20k25kHazel Park Schools$20,621Melvindale Northern Allen Park…$15,992Waverly Community Schools$15,527Wayland Union Schools$13,860Kearsley Community Schools$13,665Owosso Public Schools$13,263Hamilton Community Schools$13,025St. Joseph Public Schools$12,812East Grand Rapids Public Schoo…$12,738Michigan Virtual Charter Acade…$10,561State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hamilton Community Schools, FY23Hazel Park Schools $20,621; Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools $15,992; Waverly Community Schools $15,527; Wayland Union Schools $13,860; Kearsley Community Schools $13,665; Owosso Public Schools $13,263; Hamilton Community Schools $13,025; St. Joseph Public Schools $12,812; East Grand Rapids Public Schools $12,738; Michigan Virtual Charter Academy $10,561; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.5k10k15k20k25kHazel Park Schools$20,621Melvindale Northern Allen Park Publ…$15,992Waverly Community Schools$15,527Wayland Union Schools$13,860Kearsley Community Schools$13,665Owosso Public Schools$13,263Hamilton Community Schools$13,025St. Joseph Public Schools$12,812East Grand Rapids Public Schools$12,738Michigan Virtual Charter Academy$10,561State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hamilton Community Schools, FY23Hazel Park Schools $20,621; Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools $15,992; Waverly Community Schools $15,527; Wayland Union Schools $13,860; Kearsley Community Schools $13,665; Owosso Public Schools $13,263; Hamilton Community Schools $13,025; St. Joseph Public Schools $12,812; East Grand Rapids Public Schools $12,738; Michigan Virtual Charter Academy $10,561; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.5k15k25kHazel Park Schools$20,621Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schoo…$15,992Waverly Community Schools$15,527Wayland Union Schools$13,860Kearsley Community Schools$13,665Owosso Public Schools$13,263Hamilton Community Schools$13,025St. Joseph Public Schools$12,812East Grand Rapids Public Schools$12,738Michigan Virtual Charter Academy$10,561State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hamilton Community Schools, FY23Hazel Park Schools $20,621; Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools $15,992; Waverly Community Schools $15,527; Wayland Union Schools $13,860; Kearsley Community Schools $13,665; Owosso Public Schools $13,263; Hamilton Community Schools $13,025; St. Joseph Public Schools $12,812; East Grand Rapids Public Schools $12,738; Michigan Virtual Charter Academy $10,561; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.5k15k25kHazel Park Schools$20,621Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public S…$15,992Waverly Community Schools$15,527Wayland Union Schools$13,860Kearsley Community Schools$13,665Owosso Public Schools$13,263Hamilton Community Schools$13,025St. Joseph Public Schools$12,812East Grand Rapids Public Schools$12,738Michigan Virtual Charter Academy$10,561State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$44,758,000 in revenue: 68.0% state, 28.7% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $2,151,000 of capital outlay was $41,933,000, or $14,435 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hamilton Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $30,424,000; Local $12,852,000; Federal $1,482,000; total $44,758,000.
  • State$30,424,000 68%
  • Local$12,852,000 29%
  • Federal$1,482,000 3%

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 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,898 students in 2022-23, 2,519 students in 2023-24, 2,514 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hamilton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,898, 2023-24: 2,519, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,8982023-242,5192024-252,514
Hamilton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,898, 2023-24: 2,519, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,8982023-242,5192024-252,514
Hamilton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,898, 2023-24: 2,519, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,8982023-242,5192024-252,514
Hamilton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,898, 2023-24: 2,519, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,8982023-242,5192024-252,514

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,898154.618.8
2023-242,519150.716.7
2024-252,514148.316.9

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

$10,530,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,625 per student

Hamilton Community Schools booked $10,530,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 156 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 $67,643 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 72 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$8,756,00083.2%
Special education$1,445,00013.7%
Other programs$329,0003.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,524 in 2018-19, $3,608 in 2019-20, $3,647 in 2020-21, $3,642 in 2021-22, $3,625 in 2022-23.

Hamilton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,524, 2019-20: $3,608, 2020-21: $3,647, 2021-22: $3,642, 2022-23: $3,62501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5242019-20$3,6082020-21$3,6472021-22$3,6422022-23$3,625
Hamilton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,524, 2019-20: $3,608, 2020-21: $3,647, 2021-22: $3,642, 2022-23: $3,62501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5242019-20$3,6082020-21$3,6472021-22$3,6422022-23$3,625
Hamilton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,524, 2019-20: $3,608, 2020-21: $3,647, 2021-22: $3,642, 2022-23: $3,62501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5242019-20$3,6082020-21$3,6472021-22$3,6422022-23$3,625
Hamilton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,524, 2019-20: $3,608, 2020-21: $3,647, 2021-22: $3,642, 2022-23: $3,62501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5242019-20$3,6082020-21$3,6472021-22$3,6422022-23$3,625

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 Hamilton Community Schools scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 47-51% 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 arts56-60%44%1,104
Math47-51%34%1,105

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

77% of the 227 students in Hamilton Community Schools' 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 rate77%81.8%
Students in the class227115,301

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.

3 elementary schools, 842 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton Elementary School35916.227.6%Targeted program
Bentheim Elementary School28116.120.6%Not Title I
Blue Star Elementary School20215.528.7%Targeted 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.

1 middle school, 707 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton Middle School70716.621.6%Not Title I

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.

1 high school, 793 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton High School79318.117.0%Not Title I

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.

1 other school, 172 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton Virtual School17218.232.0%Eligible, no 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Sandyview Elementary School

School in Holland; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 63 students; 8.7 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Hamilton Community Schools

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 Hamilton Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentHamilton Community Schools ranks 281 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,025).#281 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganHamilton Community Schools is the number 130 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 2,905 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#130 of 892
  3. East Grand Rapids Public SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 2,946 students in fall 2022, $12,738 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,738
  4. Michigan Virtual Charter AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 2,895 students in fall 2022, $10,561 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,561
  5. Compare Hamilton Community Schools with East Grand Rapids Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hamilton High School, its largest high school793 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.793
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganHamilton Community Schools spent $67,643 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$67,643
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Hamilton Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Hamilton Community Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,514 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hamilton Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,025 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,452 per student, up 18.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hamilton Community Schools' money come from?
    $44,758,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.0% state, 28.7% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hamilton Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 131 of the 2,928 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.5%, 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 Hamilton Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $10,530,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,625 per student. Divided by the 156 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,643 per teacher, more than 72 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 Hamilton Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hamilton Community Schools scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 47-51% 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 Hamilton Community Schools?
    77% of the 227 students in Hamilton Community Schools' 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 Hamilton Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2617400. 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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