Public schools in Byron Center, MI
Byron Center has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,156 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Byron Center Public Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Byron Center's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Byron Center | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Center Public Schools | 6 | 4,443 | $13,529 |
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 1 | 780 | $10,956 |
| Byron Center Charter School | 1 | 193 | $11,487 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Byron Center, 1,387 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Center High School | 1,387 | 22.0 | 21.0% | Byron Center Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Byron Center, 1,434 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Center West Middle School | 729 | 20.5 | 21.4% | Byron Center Public Schools |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School | 705 | 19.2 | 21.0% | Byron Center Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Byron Center, 2,136 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 809 | 20.9 | 28.6% | Cross Creek Charter Academy |
| Marshall Elementary School | 463 | 19.5 | 22.9% | Byron Center Public Schools |
| Brown Elementary School | 438 | 19.4 | 17.1% | Byron Center Public Schools |
| Countryside Elementary School | 426 | 18.6 | 20.0% | Byron Center Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Byron Center, 199 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Center Charter School | 199 | 11.4 | 46.2% | Byron Center Charter School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Byron Center's public schools compare with Michigan's
The median Byron Center school has 19.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the Michigan median of 16.5. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 584 students (state 360).
| Byron Center | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 19.4 | 16.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 584 | 360 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 13% | 76% |
| Charter schools | 25% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Byron Center schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Byron Center
- Byron Center Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Byron Center's 8 public schools and spent $13,529 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,529
- Byron Center High School, the largest high school in Byron Center1,387 students in 2024-25, 22.0 per teacher.1,387
- Compare Byron Center Public Schools with Cross Creek Charter AcademyByron Center's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Byron Center addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Byron Center
How many public schools are in Byron Center, MI?
8 public schools with an address in Byron Center were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,156 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Byron Center?
Byron Center High School, with 1,387 students in 2024-25 (Byron Center Public Schools).Which districts run Byron Center's schools?
Byron Center Public Schools (6 schools), Cross Creek Charter Academy (1 school), Byron Center Charter School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25