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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
85
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

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

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
38%
No Data
42%
No Data
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
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 1 1.2%
Grade 7 3 3.5%
Grade 8 2 2.4%
Grade 9 10 11.8%
Grade 10 16 18.8%
Grade 11 10 11.8%
Grade 12 43 50.6%
Total 85 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.8% 94.7% 66.4%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 19.2%
Hispanic 6.3% 4.6% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.5% 42.1% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 62.4% 38.0% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 4.1% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,112 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 133.5 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 35.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 24.6% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,758 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.8% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.1% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.7% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,922 $11,336,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $440 $630,000 3.2%
Staff $252 $361,000 1.8%
General Administration $354 $507,000 2.6%
School Administration $700 $1,002,000 5.1%
Operation $1,059 $1,516,000 7.7%
Transportation $593 $848,000 4.3%
Other $517 $740,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,916 $5,604,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,836 $2,627,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $13,674 $19,567,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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