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School Comparison

Hillside Middle School
vs.
Youth Center School

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

Hillside Middle School
Youth Center School
  • Hillside Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Youth Center School (324 vs. 2).
  • Hillside Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Youth Center School (131 vs. 9).
  • Hillside Middle School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Youth Center School (47 vs. 2).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 4 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Hillside Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Youth Center School (324 vs. 2).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Hillside Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Youth Center School (131 vs. 9).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Hillside Middle School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Youth Center School (2 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

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

3 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Hillside Middle School

3 metrics were reported by Hillside Middle School. Comparable data for Youth Center School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
32
In-school suspensions
1
Students per counselor
247.5:1

Reported Only at Youth Center School

1 metric was reported by Youth Center School. Comparable data for Hillside Middle School is missing or suppressed.

SAT/ACT participation
3

Contextual Indicators

District Context

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

Per-pupil spending
Hillside Middle School
$16,449.02
Youth Center School
$-25,288,333.33
Local revenue share
Hillside Middle School
30.8%
Youth Center School
62.3%
State revenue share
Hillside Middle School
54%
Youth Center School
25.4%
Federal revenue share
Hillside Middle School
15.2%
Youth Center School
12.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Hillside Middle School
53.9%
Youth Center School
27.8%

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.