Big Bay De Noc School

Set in COOKS, Michigan, Big Bay De Noc School is a modestly sized K-12 campus, part of Big Bay De Noc School District. It serves 192 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Big Bay De Noc School is a school of Big Bay De Noc School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Big Bay De Noc School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 14% Native American, 6% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Big Bay De Noc School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Delta County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $57,809 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Delta County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,382 students), of which Big Bay De Noc School is one.

The closest other public school is Manistique Middle and High School, roughly 14.8 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Big Bay De Noc School's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 192). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 73% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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