Bertha Neal School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Durand, Michigan
Bertha Neal School in Durand, Michigan enrolled 158 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
185 students in 2022-23, 169 students in 2023-24, 158 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.5 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 185 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 16.0 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 158 | 15.0 | 10.5 |
10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bertha Neal School enrolled 185 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.7% of students were White, 5.1% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.7%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Hispanic1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Durand
2 public elementary schools in Durand report 2024-25 enrollment; Bertha Neal School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kerr School | 361 | 16.3 | 51.8% |
| Bertha Neal School | 158 | 10.5 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bertha Neal School
- Robert Kerr SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 361 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Gaines Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 93 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare Bertha Neal School with Robert Kerr SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Durand Area Schools spends per student$13,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,290
- The largest public schools in MichiganBertha Neal School is the number 1,488 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,488 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.10.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bertha Neal School
How many students attend Bertha Neal School?
158 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 185 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Durand, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bertha Neal School?
10.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bertha Neal School a Title I school?
Bertha Neal School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bertha Neal School in?
Durand Area Schools, NCES district ID 2612330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261233004932 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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
- 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.