Enrollment
199
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRON CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 260009600600
Byron Center Charter School
9930 BURLINGAME AVE SW, BYRON CENTER, MI 49315 · (616) 878-4852 · Kent County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
112 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 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
34%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
60.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
68.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 22 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 199 | 17.5 | 11.4:1 | 56% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 18.4 | 10.3:1 | 46% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 18.1 | 10.7:1 | 45% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 53% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 18.7 | 13.5:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 42% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 27% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byron Center Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (252 to 199); teachers down 6% (18.7 to 17.5).
About Byron Center Charter School
Byron Center Charter School is a small combined-grade school for students in BYRON CENTER, Michigan. The school reports 199 students in kindergarten through 12. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 281 average for combined schools in Michigan.
In federal data, the district for Byron Center Charter School is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Byron Center Charter School is 80% White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Byron Center Charter School is 17.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.4:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. The school counts 112 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.
Measured against Michigan public K-12 schools, Byron Center Charter School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Byron Center Charter School are 22.2 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.6%, compared with a predicted 41.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Michigan.
Byron Center Charter School is located in Kent County, where the median household income is $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Byron Center Charter School is one of 239 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Byron Center High School is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Byron Center Charter School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Byron Center Charter School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Byron Center Charter School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Byron Center Charter School's enrollment grew from 190 in 2020-21 to 199 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Byron Center Charter School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BYRON CENTER
- Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 1,387 students
- Cross Creek Charter AcademyElementary · 809 students
- Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Byron Center High School1.8 mi · 1,387
- Heritage Elementary School1.9 mi · 398
- Brown Elementary School2.6 mi · 438
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate School2.7 mi · 705
- Byron Center West Middle School2.7 mi · 729
- Countryside Elementary School3.7 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Byron Center Charter SchoolHow large is Byron Center Charter School?
Byron Center Charter School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Byron Center Charter School serve?
Byron Center Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Byron Center Charter School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Byron Center Charter School.
How diverse is Byron Center Charter School?
Byron Center Charter School reports a student body of 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Byron Center Charter School in?
Byron Center Charter School is part of Byron Center Charter School.
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