Boyne Falls Public School

Boyne Falls Public School operates as a tight-knit combined-grade school in BOYNE FALLS, Michigan, run under Boyne Falls Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 196 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Boyne Falls Public School is a school of Boyne Falls Public School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Boyne Falls Public School records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest looks like 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Charlevoix County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Boyne Falls Public School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Charlevoix County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Boyne Falls Public School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 62.2%, a residual of +27.5 points.

Around the school, Charlevoix County reports that median household income runs about $76,531, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Boyne Falls Public School is one of 14 public schools in Charlevoix County (combined enrollment of about 3,256 students).

Concord Academy Boyne is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Boyne Falls Public School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.

Boyne Falls Public School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 196 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 94% across the same window.

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