School district · Michigan

Brandywine Community Schools

Brandywine Community Schools in Michigan: 5 public schools with 1,301 students and 16.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,914 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,301
Students per teacher
16.3
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,914
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)
79.8
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
325
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

29%proficient

−4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

20%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

560 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
$9.0K15
$9.3K16
$9.3K17
$9.6K18
$9.9K19
$10.0K20
$11.2K21
$11.5K22
$13.4K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.5% · $2.2M
State
66% · $15.2M
Local
24% · $5.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,587
Support services
$5,534
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–637916.522%21%
Merritt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–230414.1——
Brandywine Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–818316.944%21%
Brandywine Innovation AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
6–126959.0——
9–1236615.7——

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
1830 S 3RD St, Niles, MI 49120
Phone
(269)684-7150
Website