Enrollment
64
Combined
DISTRICT 54 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERITAGE SOUTHWEST INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 268022000479
Brookside Learning Center
61662 DAILEY RD, CASSOPOLIS, MI 49031 · (269) 445-6260 · Cass County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
49 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 3% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Brookside Learning Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64 | #132 of 200 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
64
+19 (+42%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 3.8:1
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 | 64 | 12 | 5.3:1 | 77% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 12 | 5.5:1 | 79% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 13 | 4.2:1 | 75% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 12 | 3.8:1 | 49% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 35 | 11 | 3.2:1 | 74% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 29 | 5 | 5.8:1 | 83% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 24 | 5 | 4.8:1 | 75% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Learning Center.
About Brookside Learning Center
Brookside Learning Center is a small combined-grade school in CASSOPOLIS, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 64 students in pre-K through 12. Against the 281-student average for combined schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 77% lower.
Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 108 students.
At Brookside Learning Center, White students make up 72% of the student body. It is also 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% Native American. For comparison, the population of Cass County is roughly 85% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 5.3:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Brookside Learning Center is 77%. Among public schools in Cass County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Cass County has about 51,520 residents, and the median household income is $70,443, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Cass County has 23 public schools and roughly 6,258 students.
Sam Adams Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Brookside Learning Center holds 5 other public schools.
NCES assigns Brookside Learning Center the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal records list enrollment at Brookside Learning Center as 45 in 2020-21 and 64 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher rose from 3.8 in 2020-21 to 5.3 in 2024-25.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,520
Census ACS
Median income
$70,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District
- North Pointe CenterCombined · 44 students
Other schools in CASSOPOLIS
- Sam Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Cassopolis High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Cassopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 188 students
- Cassopolis Alternative EdHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Adams Elementary School4.3 mi · 368
- Cassopolis Alternative Ed4.4 mi · 16
- Cassopolis High School4.4 mi · 281
- Dowagiac Middle School4.6 mi · 393
- Cassopolis Middle School4.6 mi · 188
- HowardEllis Elementary School5.6 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Learning CenterHow large is Brookside Learning Center?
Brookside Learning Center enrolls approximately 64 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Brookside Learning Center serve?
Brookside Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Brookside Learning Center have?
Brookside Learning Center employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookside Learning Center?
Student demographics at Brookside Learning Center are roughly 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Brookside Learning Center in?
Brookside Learning Center is part of Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District.
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