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Bronson Community School District

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Bronson Community School District is located in south Michigan. Bronson Community School District has 149.85 square miles of land area and 1.91 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bronson Community School District population is 7,750. Bronson Community School District median household income is $41,383 in 2010-2014. Bronson Community School District median house value is $89,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Bronson Community School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (378 out of 510, bottom 26%) Elementary/Middle School: (356 out of 516, bottom 31%)* Rank: #423
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	7,750 (2010-2014), rank #321
Population Growth	0.57% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	51.07/sq mi, rank #392
Median Household Income:	$41,383 at 2010-2014—-4.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #381
Median House Price:	$89,000 at 2010-2014—-19.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #424
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	149.85 sq mi, rank #106
Water Area:	1.91 sq mi (1.26%), rank #223
State:	Michigan
County:	Saint Joseph County, Branch County
City:	Burr Oak, Coldwater, Bronson, Sherwood
Zip:	49030, 49036, 49028, 49089
Area:	Sturgis, MI;Coldwater, MI

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Bronson Community School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

501 East Chicago St

Bronson MI, 49028, Branch County

Phone: 517-369-3257

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,068	1,050	1,131	1,228	1,261	1,298	1,312
English Language Learner Students:	72	46	62	71	71	108	113
Total Teachers:	50.83	54.84	57.00	57.00	62.00	60.70	60.60
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	21.46	21.20	21.20	20.20	23.20	23.20	22.20
Secondary:	25.37	28.64	30.80	31.80	33.80	30.50	31.60
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	2.80
Total Other Staff:	60.61	69.21	72.80	74.47	76.86	75.30	78.40
Instructional Aides:	9.42	16.61	17.73	18.60	20.01	17.30	17.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	3.01	3.01	3.01	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	0.30
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	3.67	3.66	3.49	3.99	3.99	4.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	6.92	9.00	9.00	10.00	9.00	9.10	9.20
Student Support Services:	4.23	3.24	3.28	4.26	3.21	2.80	3.00
Other Support Services:	30.87	31.20	32.79	31.61	33.64	34.80	36.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.01	19.15	19.84	21.54	20.34	21.38	21.65

Schools

Anderson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	335 East Corey St, Bronson MI 49028
Bronson Jr/Sr High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	450 East Grant St, Bronson MI 49028
Chicago Street School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	501 East Chicago St, Bronson MI 49028
Ryan Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	461 Rudd St, Bronson MI 49028

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	49.5%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	41.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	69.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	56.5%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	57%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	46.7%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	62.4%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	59.8%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	51.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.3%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.5%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	49.4%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52.4%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51.6%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.2%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.1%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.2%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	47.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.1%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	36.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43.8%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	31.3%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.7%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.5%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	7.9%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9.8%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.8%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43.3%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.5%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.9%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	39.8%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42.1%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	56.5%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	26.5%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	16.8%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	62.5%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.1%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.2%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.5%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.2%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.1%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.9%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.4%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	4.3%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	80.2%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	79.6%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	23.5%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	24%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	42%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	36.5%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.2%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	19%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.3%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.1%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.8%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	43%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.3%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22.5%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.4%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	75%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	72%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	25%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	26.6%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	33%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	19.8%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24.2%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	30%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	33%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,597,000	$8,485		$10,362,000	$8,438		$10,487,000	$8,316
Federal:	$891,000	$788	9.3%	$1,296,000	$1,055	12.5%	$1,295,000	$1,027	12.3%
State:	$7,646,000	$6,760	79.7%	$8,017,000	$6,529	77.4%	$7,943,000	$6,299	75.7%
Local:	$1,060,000	$937	11.0%	$1,049,000	$854	10.1%	$1,249,000	$990	11.9%
Total Expenditures:	$10,183,000	$9,004		$9,976,000	$8,124		$10,735,000	$8,513
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,017,000	$8,857		$9,855,000	$8,025		$10,538,000	$8,357
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,018,000	$5,321	60.1%	$6,026,000	$4,907	61.1%	$6,443,000	$5,109	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$376,000	$332	3.8%	$388,000	$316	3.9%	$481,000	$381	4.6%
Administration:	$1,390,000	$1,229	13.9%	$1,417,000	$1,154	14.4%	$1,404,000	$1,113	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,233,000	$1,974	22.3%	$2,024,000	$1,648	20.5%	$2,210,000	$1,753	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$73,000	$65		$110,000	$90		$135,000	$107
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$11,000	$10		$6,000	$5		$5,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$4,000	$4		$5,000	$4		$24,000	$19

Total Salary:	$5,372,000	$4,750		$5,587,000	$4,550		$5,980,000	$4,742
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,745,000	$3,311	69.7%	$3,860,000	$3,143	69.1%	$4,150,000	$3,291	69.4%
Other Salary:	$1,627,000	$1,439	30.3%	$1,727,000	$1,406	30.9%	$1,830,000	$1,451	30.6%
Total Benefit:	$3,079,000	$2,722		$2,810,000	$2,288		$2,884,000	$2,287
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,939,000	$1,714	63.0%	$1,833,000	$1,493	65.2%	$1,835,000	$1,455	63.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,140,000	$1,008	37.0%	$977,000	$796	34.8%	$1,049,000	$832	36.4%

* Bronson Community School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.