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Columbia Alternative Education School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4460 N Lake Rd
Clarklake, MI 49234
Phone
(517) 529-9400
District
Columbia School District
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
88
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Columbia Alternative Education School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
41%
20%
52%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
25
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 4 4.5%
Grade 7 2 2.3%
Grade 8 2 2.3%
Grade 9 7 8.0%
Grade 10 9 10.2%
Grade 11 28 31.8%
Grade 12 36 40.9%
Total 88 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.9% 94.5% 67.0%
Black 1.2% 0.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 6.0% 4.6% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.4% 44.9% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 60.2% 41.2% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.1% 3.7% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,012 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 132.3 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.8% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.5% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 36.0% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 24.5% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,763 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.5% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.5% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,509 $9,666,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $328 $487,000 2.8%
Staff $207 $308,000 1.8%
General Administration $277 $412,000 2.4%
School Administration $633 $940,000 5.5%
Operation $1,067 $1,584,000 9.3%
Transportation $529 $786,000 4.6%
Other $348 $517,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,390 $5,034,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,611 $2,392,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $11,510 $17,092,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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