Dye Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Flint, Michigan
Dye Elementary School in Flint, Michigan enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 15.6 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). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
585 students in 2022-23, 577 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.7 to 35.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 585 | 31.7 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 38.2 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 559 | 35.7 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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).
One counselor per 496 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dye Elementary School enrolled 496 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 496 of the 496 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent53.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.3% of students were Black, 19.5% White, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black63.3%
- White19.5%
- Two or more races11.6%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Dye Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 28‑32% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% | 14‑18% (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.
Elementary schools in Flint
8 public elementary schools in Flint report 2024-25 enrollment; Dye Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dye Elementary School | 559 | 15.6 | 90.9% |
| Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School | 362 | 6.7 | 94.8% |
| Randels Elementary School | 311 | 16.5 | 84.6% |
| Northridge Academy | 263 | 18.1 | 96.2% |
| Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2 | 216 | 14.2 | 94.9% |
| Greater Heights Academy | 188 | 17.9 | 100.0% |
| Brownell STEM Academy | 160 | 11.7 | 93.8% |
| Eagles Nest Academy | 154 | 14.0 | 90.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dye Elementary School
- Randels Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 311 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Durant Tuuri Mott SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 385 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Dye Elementary School with Randels Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools spends per student$14,860 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,860
- The largest public schools in MichiganDye Elementary School is the number 159 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#159 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.15.6:1
- 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 Dye Elementary School
How many students attend Dye Elementary School?
559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 585 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Flint, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dye Elementary School?
15.6 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 Dye Elementary School a Title I school?
Dye Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dye Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dye Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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.What district is Dye Elementary School in?
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, NCES district ID 2607890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260789004363 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
- 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.