Enrollment
196
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYNE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260651004255
Boyne Falls Public School
1662 M75 S, BOYNE FALLS, MI 49713 · (231) 549-2211 · Charlevoix County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
140 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boyne Falls Public School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne Falls Public School this school | 196 | 71.4% | 62.2% |
| Central Lake Public Schools CENTRAL LAKE | 223 | 74.9% | N/A |
| Tekonsha Schools TEKONSHA | 193 | 68.4% | N/A |
| Mid Peninsula School ROCK | 220 | 75.5% | N/A |
| EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School EWEN | 170 | 75.3% | N/A |
| Waldron Area Schools WALDRON | 205 | 76.6% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boyne Falls Public School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #4 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #64 of 200 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #34 of 102 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
196
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 71% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 17.8 | 11.6:1 | 71% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 16.3 | 11.9:1 | 66% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 68% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 17.1 | 10.6:1 | 70% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 15 | 10.1:1 | 62% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 52% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 45% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyne Falls Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (181 to 196); teachers up 5% (17.1 to 18).
About Boyne Falls Public School
Boyne Falls Public School is a small combined-grade school with its address in BOYNE FALLS, Michigan. The school serves 196 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, combined schools in Michigan average about 281 students.
Boyne Falls Public School District is the district for Boyne Falls Public School.
The student body at Boyne Falls Public School is 94% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 6.4 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 71% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Charlevoix County averages 44%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Boyne Falls Public School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 62.2%, is 27.5 points above the 34.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In Charlevoix County (population about 26,108), the median household income is $76,531, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 14 public schools in Charlevoix County, enrolling about 3,256 students in all.
Concord Academy Boyne is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Boyne Falls Public School, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Boyne Falls Public School is ahead of the 43.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
Locale data from NCES put Boyne Falls Public School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Boyne Falls Public School had 206 students, to 2024-25, when it had 196. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Charlevoix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,108
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Concord Academy Boyne1.6 mi · 188
- Boyne City Elementary School3.3 mi · 425
- Boyne City High School3.3 mi · 383
- Boyne City Middle School3.5 mi · 378
- MorganShaw School4.1 mi · 32
- East Jordan Alternative High School8.6 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Boyne Falls Public SchoolHow large is Boyne Falls Public School?
Boyne Falls Public School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-12.
Is Boyne Falls Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boyne Falls Public School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Boyne Falls Public School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Boyne Falls Public School.
What is the student diversity at Boyne Falls Public School?
Student demographics at Boyne Falls Public School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Boyne Falls Public School?
Boyne Falls Public School is overseen by Boyne Falls Public School District in Charlevoix County.
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