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Brown City Community School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Burnside, Speaker, Maple Valley, Flynn, Brown City and Melvin, and parts of Goodland and Lynn.
Students
696
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,335
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Brown City Community School District
- School Grade B: better than 57% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $4.3M, about $6,131 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Alabaster.
PK–4Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolTawas Area Schools
5–8Tawas Area Middle SchoolTawas Area Schools
9–12Tawas Area High SchoolTawas Area Schools
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency25%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,335 per student · 1% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 72%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
737’20
715’21
717’22
704’23
696’24
Down 5.6% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.