Enrollment
192
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cooks, MI
Big Bay De Noc School
Federal NCES profile for Big Bay De Noc School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 260569004202
👥 S:T ratio 36
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Big Bay De Noc School earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Michigan median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Michigan schools.
- 22
- Resource Index · Lower
- 16:1
- students per teacher
- 56.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 192
- students enrolled
Big Bay De Noc School has class sizes near the Michigan median. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Big Bay De Noc School District · Michigan
NCES ID 260569004202 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.8%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
+5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Big Bay De Noc School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Big Bay De Noc School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Big Bay De Noc School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Michigan schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Big Bay De Noc School's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Michigan middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Big Bay De Noc School's 42.7% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Big Bay De Noc School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Cooks, Michigan, enrolling 192 students.
At 16:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Michigan median, within a few percentage points of the 17.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.8% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 192 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Among 317 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #262, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (58%) and Two or More (21%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 59/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Big Bay De Noc School District operates only this one school, so Big Bay De Noc School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Big Bay De Noc School compares
Big Bay De Noc 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 | 16:1 | ▼ 9% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.8% | ▲ 5% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 192 | top 76% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
192
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
56.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% 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
16:1
students per teacher
- 9% below state mean
Top 42% in Michigan - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
42.7%
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
$17,153
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
3
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
Student demographics
White 58.3%
Two or More 21.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 13.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 58.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.3, Big Bay De Noc School is more mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Big Bay De Noc School District, which includes Big Bay De Noc School.
$17,153
Per student
+14%
vs Michigan
Avg $15,012
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
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.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~192 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Big Bay De Noc School
How many students attend Big Bay De Noc School?
Big Bay De Noc School has 192 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cooks, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Bay De Noc School?
The student-teacher ratio at Big Bay De Noc School is 16:1, which is 9% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 2% higher 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 Big Bay De Noc School?
56.8% of students at Big Bay De Noc School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Big Bay De Noc School?
The largest demographic group at Big Bay De Noc School is White at 58.3% of enrollment, in Cooks, MI. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Big Bay De Noc School?
Big Bay De Noc School has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Big Bay De Noc School District?
None reported; Big Bay De Noc School District operates only Big Bay De Noc School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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