Birch Run High School

Birch Run High School is a moderately sized high school in BIRCH RUN, Michigan, operated by Birch Run Area Schools. The school instructs 538 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Birch Run Area Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 1,806 students, Birch Run High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Birch Run High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at school resources, Birch Run High School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Saginaw County's rate of about 59%.

Across the wider county, census data for Saginaw County shows median household income runs about $60,622, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Saginaw County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), of which Birch Run High School is one.

The closest other public school is Birch Run Progressive High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Birch Run High School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Birch Run High School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 538). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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