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Schools in Comstock Township · Comstock Public Schools, Galesburg-Augusta Community School District

Comstock Township’s public schools score below 67% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 21% of Comstock Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Comstock Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#621of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
55–59%
▼ 23–27 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 0% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Comstock
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,549 students on the public path
In brief

Comstock Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1178 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Comstock Township’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

55–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Comstock Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Comstock spends $16,574 per student and Galesburg-Augusta $18,092, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Comstock Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 33% of Michigan school districts, #621 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1178)Better than 10%
Towns in Kalamazoo County (15)Better than 13%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,232 test results and a graduating class of 155 could put Comstock Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Comstock Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,234 in math, 1,230 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Comstock Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–12Comstock High SchoolComstock Public SchoolsC

Comstock Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Comstock Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Galesburg-Augusta Community School District, shared with Augusta, Charleston, Galesburg and Ross. Parts of Comstock Township (11% of its land) are served by Gull Lake instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Comstock Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Comstock Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,858 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,574MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Galesburg-Augusta Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 995 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,092MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Comstock Public Schools29%
State average 45.4% · 732 students tested
Math · PK–12, Comstock Public Schools18%
State average 33.6% · 736 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galesburg-Augusta Community School District41%
State average 45.4% · 498 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galesburg-Augusta Community School District26%
State average 33.6% · 498 students tested

Comstock Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Comstock Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Comstock TownshipCComstock PK–12 · Galesburg-Augusta PK–12
GalesburgB+Galesburg-Augusta
KalamazooCKalamazoo Public PK–12 · Parchment PK–12
Kalamazoo (city)CKalamazoo Public
CharlestonB+Galesburg-Augusta
RichlandAGull Lake
PavilionB+Vicksburg PK–12 · Climax-Scotts PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Galesburg-Augusta with Comstock Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Comstock Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Comstock Townshipby address
Comstock Early Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Kalamazoo
20 students7:1Rate it →
Comstock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kalamazoo
D
597 students14:1Rate it →
STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Kalamazoo
A−
298 students16:1Rate it →
Comstock Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kalamazoo
D
276 students16:1Rate it →
Comstock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalamazoo
C
358 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Comstock Township’s schools

Are Comstock Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Comstock Township children attend score below 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #621 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Comstock Township in?

Two districts: Comstock Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Galesburg-Augusta Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Augusta, Charleston, Galesburg and Ross.

Where do Comstock Township kids go to high school?

Comstock High School in Kalamazoo, with 358 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Comstock Township’s graduation rate?

55–59% of the class of 2023 in Comstock Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Comstock Township spend per student?

$16,574 in Comstock Public Schools and $18,092 in Galesburg-Augusta Community School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.