NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Big Rapids, MI

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8 public K-12 schools in Big Rapids from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
2,537
Students
24.9/100
Avg Resource Index
20.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Big Rapids has more public-school enrollment than 21% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Big Rapids's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Big Rapids's 8 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

2 of 8 listed Big Rapids campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 30-point gap between Crossroads Charter Academy 612 and Big Rapids High School should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 79%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
4th percentile
Teacher staffing
15th percentile

Big Rapids High School accounts for 29.8% of all Big Rapids public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Big Rapids-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Big Rapids school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities

Big Rapids school enrollment ranges from 103 students (lowest) to 755 students (highest), a spread of 652 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Big Rapids student-teacher ratio is 20.2:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Big Rapids's 8 listed schools are charters

25% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Crossroads Charter Academy 612 44
2. Crossroads Charter Academy K5 35
3. Mecostaosceola Education Center 31
4. Brookside Elementary School 23
5. Riverview Elementary School 22
6. Big Rapids Middle School 15
7. Big Rapids Virtual School 15
8. Big Rapids High School 14

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Big Rapids

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Crossroads Charter Academy K5 46.1/100
  2. 2 Brookside Elementary School 32.3/100
  3. 3 Crossroads Charter Academy 612 30.5/100
  4. 4 Mecostaosceola Education Center 25.5/100
  5. 5 Big Rapids Virtual School 23.8/100

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Which Big Rapids school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Crossroads Charter Academy 612 has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Big Rapids schools in this federal-data comparison at 44/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Big Rapids, MI? ▼

Big Rapids has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,537 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 20.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.