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Coldwater Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 446 students in Coldwater Community Schools School District.
Public Preschools in Coldwater Community Schools School District have a diversity score of 0.29, which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 0.58.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,089 Schools
# Students
2,744 Students
372,198 Students
# Teachers
133 Teachers
24,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Coldwater Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#440 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
38%

Graduation Rate
87%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.58
# American Indian Students
6 Students
2,804 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
22 Students
11,161 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
322 Students
33,151 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
9%
# Black Students
48 Students
79,200 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
2,277 Students
225,969 Students
% White Students
83%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
334 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
68 Students
19,240 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
257
69,777
# Students in 1st Grade:
189
60,475
# Students in 2nd Grade:
191
57,993
# Students in 3rd Grade:
175
50,568
# Students in 4th Grade:
197
49,172
# Students in 5th Grade:
196
42,380
# Students in 6th Grade:
183
13,776
# Students in 7th Grade:
206
8,200
# Students in 8th Grade:
236
7,855
# Students in 9th Grade:
220
2,836
# Students in 10th Grade:
244
2,672
# Students in 11th Grade:
223
2,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
227
2,595
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,333
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,683 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,967 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$47 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,683
$18,510

Spending / Student
$16,967
$17,693

Best Coldwater Community Schools School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Larsen Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
25 Parkhurst Ave
Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 279-5960
Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 279-5960
Grades: PK-1
| 446 students
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