Doris Klaussen Dev Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Battle Creek, Michigan

Doris Klaussen Dev Center in Battle Creek, Michigan enrolled 204 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 7.4 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Michigan: 81.8%).

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

249 students in 2022-23, 228 students in 2023-24, 204 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 27.8.

Students enrolled at Doris Klaussen Dev Center by school year2022-23: 249, 2023-24: 228, 2024-25: 20401002003002022-232492023-242282024-25204
Students enrolled at Doris Klaussen Dev Center by school year2022-23: 249, 2023-24: 228, 2024-25: 20401002003002022-232492023-242282024-25204
Students enrolled at Doris Klaussen Dev Center by school year2022-23: 249, 2023-24: 228, 2024-25: 20401002003002022-232492023-242282024-25204
Students enrolled at Doris Klaussen Dev Center by school year2022-23: 249, 2023-24: 228, 2024-25: 20401002003002022-232492023-242282024-25204
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324932.07.8
2023-2422831.57.2
2024-2520427.87.4

7.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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 Doris Klaussen Dev Center enrolled 283 students and reported no counselor; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.2% of students were White, 12.7% Black, 9.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.2%
  2. Black12.7%
  3. Hispanic9.8%
  4. Two or more races7.4%
  5. Asian4.9%
  6. American Indian2.0%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Doris Klaussen Dev Center scored proficient or above: 43-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2243‑74%43‑74%44%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%21‑50% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 8 students in Doris Klaussen Dev Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%under 50%81.8%
Students in the class88115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Battle Creek

2 public schools of this kind in Battle Creek report 2024-25 enrollment; Doris Klaussen Dev Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership39216.029.8%
Doris Klaussen Dev Center2047.437.7%

All public schools in Battle Creek →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Doris Klaussen Dev Center

  1. Gull Lake Virtual PartnershipThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.3 miles away: 392 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
  2. Calhoun County Juvenile HomeThe next nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 9 students, 4.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Doris Klaussen Dev Center with Gull Lake Virtual PartnershipStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Calhoun ISD spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganDoris Klaussen Dev Center is the number 124 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#124 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher7.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.7.4:1
  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 Doris Klaussen Dev Center

  1. How many students attend Doris Klaussen Dev Center?
    204 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 249 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Battle Creek, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Doris Klaussen Dev Center?
    7.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Doris Klaussen Dev Center a Title I school?
    Doris Klaussen Dev Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Doris Klaussen Dev Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Doris Klaussen Dev Center scored proficient or above: 43-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Doris Klaussen Dev Center?
    under 50% of the 8 students in Doris Klaussen Dev Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Doris Klaussen Dev Center in?
    Calhoun ISD, NCES district ID 2680200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268020000118 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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