Big Burning School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Bad Axe, Michigan

Big Burning School in Bad Axe, Michigan enrolled 20 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 67% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

12 students in 2022-23, 14 students in 2023-24, 20 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.1 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Big Burning School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23122023-24142024-2520
Students enrolled at Big Burning School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23122023-24142024-2520
Students enrolled at Big Burning School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23122023-24142024-2520
Students enrolled at Big Burning School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23122023-24142024-2520
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23121.111.1
2023-24141.211.3
2024-25201.019.2

19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Big Burning School 19.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Burning School 19.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Big Burning School 19.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Burning School 19.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Big Burning School 19.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Burning School 19.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Big Burning School 19.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Burning School 19.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

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 Big Burning School enrolled 15 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 absent16.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.0% of students were White, 5.0% Black, 5.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White90.0%
  2. Black5.0%
  3. Asian5.0%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Big Burning School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math50% or morenot published34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bad Axe

6 public elementary schools in Bad Axe report 2024-25 enrollment; Big Burning School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bad Axe Middle School22716.540.1%
Bad Axe Elementary School19116.145.5%
Verona Mills School2719.729.6%
Adams Elementary School2512.320.0%
Big Burning School2019.270.0%
Church School128.575.0%

All public schools in Bad Axe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Big Burning School

  1. Bad Axe Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 191 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Bad Axe Middle SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 227 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Big Burning School with Bad Axe Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colfax Township S/D #1F spends per student$22,917 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,917
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBig Burning School is the number 1,596 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,596 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.19.2:1
  7. 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 Big Burning School

  1. How many students attend Big Burning School?
    20 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 12 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bad Axe, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Burning School?
    19.2 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.
  3. Is Big Burning School a Title I school?
    Big Burning School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Big Burning School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Big Burning School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Big Burning School in?
    Colfax Township S/D #1F, NCES district ID 2610230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261023004513 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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