School district · Michigan

Birch Run Area Schools

Birch Run Area Schools in Michigan: 4 public schools with 1,806 students and 18.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,476 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,806
Students per teacher
18.3
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,476
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
98.6
Counselors (FTE)
2.6
Students per counselor
703
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

40%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

801 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

33%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

801 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.5K15
$8.5K16
$8.6K17
$8.9K18
$9.3K19
$9.6K20
$10.8K21
$11.7K22
$12.8K23
$13.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.5% · $2.1M
State
73% · $20.8M
Local
19% · $5.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,182
Support services
$4,637
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$733K
Long-term debt
$6.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
North Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–468217.133%37%
5–854818.244%31%
Birch Run High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1253819.3——
Birch Run Progressive High SchoolAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
9–123850.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
12450 Church St, Birch Run, MI 48415
Phone
(989)624-9307
Website