Other / mixed grade configuration · Southgate, MI

Beacon Day Treatment Center

Federal NCES profile for Beacon Day Treatment Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 263234001188
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👥 S:T ratio
78
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beacon Day Treatment Center earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
5.5:1
small classes for Michigan
65.2%
free-lunch eligible
115
students enrolled

Beacon Day Treatment Center has class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

School address

Southgate, MI 48195
District: Southgate Community School District · Michigan

NCES ID 263234001188 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD campus card

115 on latest CCD 263234001188 · Southgate, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

115 enr · 5.5:1 · 65.2% lunch · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Southgate Anderson High School (1,052 students)

Beacon Day Treatment Center CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

Beacon Day Treatment Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Beacon Day Treatment Center reports 115 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Beacon Day Treatment Center compares

Beacon Day Treatment Center vs Michigan and U.S. means on staffing and lunch eligibility.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.5:1 ▼ 69% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 65.2% ▲ 20% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 115 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
115
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
65.2%
free-lunch eligible - 20% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.5:1
students per teacher - 69% below state mean
Top 4% in Michigan - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$17,801
per pupil, district-wide - above Michigan avg of $15,012
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 70 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 61.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Southgate Community School District reports $17,801 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Beacon Day Treatment Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Southgate Anderson High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Davidson Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Asher School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Allen Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Grogan Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Beacon Day Treatment Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Southgate Community School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~115 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Beacon Day Treatment Center

How many students attend Beacon Day Treatment Center?

Beacon Day Treatment Center has 115 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Southgate, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon Day Treatment Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Beacon Day Treatment Center is 5.5:1, which is 69% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 65% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Beacon Day Treatment Center?

65.2% of students at Beacon Day Treatment Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Beacon Day Treatment Center?

Beacon Day Treatment Center has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Southgate Community School District?

Besides Beacon Day Treatment Center, Southgate Community School District also operates Southgate Anderson High School (1,052 students), Davidson Middle School (663 students), and Asher School (462 students). See the Southgate Community School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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