Byron Center Charter School

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600096

Byron Center Charter School spent $11,487 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 199 students in 2024-25; 77.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Byron Center Charter School in enrollment (190 to 197 students) and Byron Center Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Byron Center Charter School, FY23Boyne Falls $22,601; Mid Peninsula $16,372; W-A-Y Academy $15,759; Chassell Township $15,437; New Paradigm College Prep $15,337; North Star Montessori Academy $12,768; Multicultural Academy $12,555; Arbor Academy $11,781; Byron Center Charter School $11,487; Battle Creek Montessori Academy $10,979; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kBoyne Falls$22,601Mid Peninsula$16,372W-A-Y Academy$15,759Chassell Township$15,437New Paradigm College Prep$15,337North Star Montessori Academy$12,768Multicultural Academy$12,555Arbor Academy$11,781Byron Center Charter School$11,487Battle Creek Montessori Academy$10,979State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Byron Center Charter School, FY23Boyne Falls $22,601; Mid Peninsula $16,372; W-A-Y Academy $15,759; Chassell Township $15,437; New Paradigm College Prep $15,337; North Star Montessori Academy $12,768; Multicultural Academy $12,555; Arbor Academy $11,781; Byron Center Charter School $11,487; Battle Creek Montessori Academy $10,979; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kBoyne Falls$22,601Mid Peninsula$16,372W-A-Y Academy$15,759Chassell Township$15,437New Paradigm College Prep$15,337North Star Montessori Academy$12,768Multicultural Academy$12,555Arbor Academy$11,781Byron Center Charter School$11,487Battle Creek Montessori Academy$10,979State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Byron Center Charter School, FY23Boyne Falls $22,601; Mid Peninsula $16,372; W-A-Y Academy $15,759; Chassell Township $15,437; New Paradigm College Prep $15,337; North Star Montessori Academy $12,768; Multicultural Academy $12,555; Arbor Academy $11,781; Byron Center Charter School $11,487; Battle Creek Montessori Academy $10,979; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kBoyne Falls$22,601Mid Peninsula$16,372W-A-Y Academy$15,759Chassell Township$15,437New Paradigm College Prep$15,337North Star Montessori Academy$12,768Multicultural Academy$12,555Arbor Academy$11,781Byron Center Charter School$11,487Battle Creek Montessori Academy$10,979State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Byron Center Charter School, FY23Boyne Falls $22,601; Mid Peninsula $16,372; W-A-Y Academy $15,759; Chassell Township $15,437; New Paradigm College Prep $15,337; North Star Montessori Academy $12,768; Multicultural Academy $12,555; Arbor Academy $11,781; Byron Center Charter School $11,487; Battle Creek Montessori Academy $10,979; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kBoyne Falls$22,601Mid Peninsula$16,372W-A-Y Academy$15,759Chassell Township$15,437New Paradigm College Prep$15,337North Star Montessori Academy$12,768Multicultural Academy$12,555Arbor Academy$11,781Byron Center Charter School$11,487Battle Creek Montessori Academy$10,979State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$2,579,000 in revenue: 77.3% state, 11.0% local and 11.7% federal. Total spending including $9,000 of capital outlay was $2,304,000, or $11,938 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Byron Center Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,994,000; Local $283,000; Federal $302,000; total $2,579,000.
  • State$1,994,000 77%
  • Local$283,000 11%
  • Federal$302,000 12%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

193 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24, 199 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Byron Center Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 193, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1990501001502002022-231932023-241902024-25199
Byron Center Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 193, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1990501001502002022-231932023-241902024-25199
Byron Center Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 193, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1990501001502002022-231932023-241902024-25199
Byron Center Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 193, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1990501001502002022-231932023-241902024-25199

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319318.110.7
2023-2419018.410.3
2024-2519917.511.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Byron Center Charter School scored proficient or above: 44-67% in reading and 31-53% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts44-67%44%110
Math31-53%34%110

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 17 students in Byron Center Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate80% or more81.8%
Students in the class17115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 199 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Byron Center Charter School19911.446.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Byron Center Charter School

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentByron Center Charter School ranks 389 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,487).#389 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganByron Center Charter School is the number 762 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 193 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#762 of 892
  3. W-A-Y AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 195 students in fall 2022, $15,759 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,759
  4. Arbor AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 192 students in fall 2022, $11,781 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,781
  5. Compare Byron Center Charter School with W-A-Y AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Byron Center Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Byron Center Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 199 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Byron Center Charter School spend per student?
    $11,487 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Byron Center Charter School's money come from?
    $2,579,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 77.3% state, 11.0% local and 11.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Byron Center Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Byron Center Charter School scored proficient or above: 44-67% in reading and 31-53% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Byron Center Charter School?
    80% or more of the 17 students in Byron Center Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Byron Center Charter School's NCES district ID?
    2600096. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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