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School Comparison

Comstock Middle School
vs.
Parchment Middle School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Comstock Middle School
Parchment Middle School
  • Parchment Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Comstock Middle School (106 vs. 13).
  • Comstock Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Parchment Middle School (196 vs. 141).
  • Parchment Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Comstock Middle School (65 vs. 18).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Comstock Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Parchment Middle School (196 vs. 141).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Parchment Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Comstock Middle School (106 vs. 13).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Parchment Middle School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Comstock Middle School (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

14 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Parchment Middle School

1 metric was reported by Parchment Middle School. Comparable data for Comstock Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
336:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Comstock Middle School
$15,581.38
Parchment Middle School
$15,569.36
Local revenue share
Comstock Middle School
40%
Parchment Middle School
24.2%
State revenue share
Comstock Middle School
53.2%
Parchment Middle School
68%
Federal revenue share
Comstock Middle School
6.8%
Parchment Middle School
7.8%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Comstock Middle School
64.2%
Parchment Middle School
44%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Kalamazoo County
$70,525
Kalamazoo County
$70,525
Poverty rate
Kalamazoo County
13.3%
Kalamazoo County
13.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Kalamazoo County
40.8%
Kalamazoo County
40.8%
Unemployment rate
Kalamazoo County
4.2%
Kalamazoo County
4.2%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.