Other / mixed grade configuration · Beaver Island, MI
Beaver Island Community School
Federal NCES profile for Beaver Island Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
The verdict
Beaver Island Community School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Michigan schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 51.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 50
- students enrolled
Beaver Island Community School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 260435004123 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 260435004123 · Beaver Island, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD
50 enr · 5:1 · 51.0% lunch · RII 55
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Beaver Island Community School 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 →
How Beaver Island Community School compares
Beaver Island Community School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5:1 | ▼ 71% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.0% | ▼ 6% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 50 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 88.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 21.5, Beaver Island Community School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Beaver Island Community School, which includes Beaver Island Community School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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 (~50 students)
Frequently asked questions about Beaver Island Community School
How many students attend Beaver Island Community School?
Beaver Island Community School has 50 students enrolled. It is a public school in Beaver Island, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaver Island Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Beaver Island Community School is 5:1, which is 71% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 68% 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 Beaver Island Community School?
51.0% of students at Beaver Island Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Beaver Island Community School?
The largest demographic group at Beaver Island Community School is White at 88.0% of enrollment, in Beaver Island, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Beaver Island Community School?
Beaver Island Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Beaver Island Community School?
None reported; Beaver Island Community School operates only Beaver Island Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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