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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 260435004123
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
90
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

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

5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
50
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.0%
free-lunch eligible - 6% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher - 71% below state mean
Top 3% in Michigan - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$51,843
per pupil, district-wide - above Michigan avg of $15,012
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 50 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Asian 2.0%

Largest group: White at 88.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.5, Beaver Island Community School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Beaver Island Community School, which includes Beaver Island Community School.

$51,843
Per student
+245%
vs Michigan
Avg $15,012
+194%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 79.2%
State 18.7%
Federal 2.1%

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.

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.

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.

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