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Byron, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Byron Area Schools #476 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,222 per pupil, Byron Area Schools ranks #509 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,222
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Byron Area Schools operates 3 public schools serving 677 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Shiawassee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,222 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.7% local, 67.4% state, and 12.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #476 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 200:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Byron Area Elementary School, with a diversity index of 15.3/100.
Its largest campus is Byron Area Elementary School, enrolling 310 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Byron Area Elementary School accounts for 45.8% of all Byron Area Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Byron Area Schools a distant remainder — means Byron Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Byron Area Schools school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Byron Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 142 students (lowest) to 310 students (highest), a spread of 168 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Byron Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Byron Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Byron Area Schools is typically wider than the Byron Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Byron Area Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 677 students.
How much does Byron Area Schools spend per student?
Byron Area Schools spends $12,222 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #476 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Byron Area Schools?
Byron Area Schools students are 93.8% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Byron Area Schools?
Byron Area Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #476 out of 707 districts in Michigan.