Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center

Located at 100 VAN BUREN ST W, in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center is an one-room-style middle school that caters to 145 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Battle Creek Public Schools. That puts it 71% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Battle Creek Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 3,796 students; Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household income runs about $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

The closest other public school is WK Kellogg Preparatory High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.