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Byron Center, Michigan - 1 schools
At $10,741 per pupil, Byron Center Charter School ranks #725 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Byron Center Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 193 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,741 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 8.4% local, 76.6% state, and 15.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 199:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.4% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Byron Center Charter School, enrolling 199 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Byron Center Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Byron Center Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Byron Center Charter School a distant remainder — means Byron Center Charter School-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 Center Charter School student-counselor ratio is 199:1 — 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 Center Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 36.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Byron Center Charter School?
Byron Center Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 193 students.
How much does Byron Center Charter School spend per student?
Byron Center Charter School spends $10,741 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Byron Center Charter School?
Byron Center Charter School students are 80.4% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.