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Byron Center Public Schools

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Byron Center Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Byron Center Public Schools has 40.62 square miles of land area and 0.07 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Byron Center Public Schools population is 22,340. Byron Center Public Schools median household income is $64,516 in 2010-2014. Byron Center Public Schools median house value is $169,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Byron Center Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (40 out of 510, top 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (17 out of 516, top 3%)* Rank: #61
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	22,340 (2010-2014), rank #107
Population Growth	2.51% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	549.07/sq mi, rank #134
Median Household Income:	$64,516 at 2010-2014—6.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #65
Median House Price:	$169,600 at 2010-2014—-4.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #66
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	40.62 sq mi, rank #381
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.16%), rank #482
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County
City:	Wyoming, Byron Center, Grand Rapids, Wayland, Cutlerville, Grandville
Zip:	49418, 49315, 49548, 49508, 49348, 49519
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Byron Center Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

8542 Byron Center Ave Sw

Byron Center MI, 49315, Kent County

Phone: 616-878-6100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,727	3,571	3,483	3,390	3,367	3,285	3,251
English Language Learner Students:	67	64	69	75	58	76	NA
Total Teachers:	182.35	175.37	158.67	160.11	169.91	187.10	172.90
Prekindergarten:	2.40	2.40	2.30	2.40	0.50	0.50	1.00
Kindergarten:	12.50	15.00	7.50	7.07	8.00	7.50	7.50
Elementary:	71.25	64.20	60.70	60.43	63.24	70.50	61.60
Secondary:	80.70	76.77	73.67	73.61	79.54	88.60	81.80
Ungraded:	15.50	17.00	14.50	16.60	18.63	20.00	21.00
Total Other Staff:	203.29	180.08	171.43	179.39	187.19	195.50	195.40
Instructional Aides:	18.47	27.11	21.06	19.95	17.72	22.50	28.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	2.00	3.20	2.86	5.15	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.10	4.90	4.10	4.90	4.70	4.30	4.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	4.90	4.90	4.10	4.90	4.70	3.90	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.20	1.00	3.83	1.20	1.00	2.10	2.00
District Administrators:	9.10	7.93	6.43	6.07	8.80	8.10	10.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	10.33	11.33	10.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	15.18	15.18	15.75	15.95	14.05	15.00	17.00
Student Support Services:	12.83	12.08	3.32	4.80	5.40	6.40	7.60
Other Support Services:	127.08	97.55	102.74	113.66	121.37	123.10	113.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.44	20.36	21.95	21.17	19.82	17.56	18.80

Schools

Brown Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	8064 Byron Center Ave Sw, Byron Center MI 49315
Byron Center High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8500 Burlingame Ave Sw, Byron Center MI 49315
Byron Center West Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	8654 Homerich Ave Sw, Byron Center MI 49315
Countryside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	8200 Eastern Ave Se, Byron Center MI 49315
Marshall Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1756 64th St Sw, Byron Center MI 49315
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	8638 Byron Center Ave Sw, Byron Center MI 49315

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	68%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	68.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	78.5%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	79.6%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	73.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	76.4%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	74.3%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	72.8%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.7%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.7%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.5%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97.6%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	62.9%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.1%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.2%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.2%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.1%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.4%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.6%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.7%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.3%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.8%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.4%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.1%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	27.1%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.3%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.8%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.4%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.7%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.1%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.2%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.4%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.5%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.3%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	92.2%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	46.7%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	44.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	93.2%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.5%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.5%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.2%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.5%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.2%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.8%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91.4%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.9%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.4%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.3%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.2%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.1%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91.8%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.1%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29.1%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	89.5%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	92.3%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	45.8%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	47.1%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	63.5%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	62.8%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.7%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.8%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82.2%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.3%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.7%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.9%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90.8%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93.2%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	53%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.9%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	54%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$41,370,000	$11,878		$41,189,000	$12,150		$40,515,000	$12,033
Federal:	$1,397,000	$401	3.4%	$1,645,000	$485	4.0%	$2,251,000	$669	5.6%
State:	$22,283,000	$6,398	53.9%	$21,521,000	$6,348	52.2%	$19,963,000	$5,929	49.3%
Local:	$17,690,000	$5,079	42.8%	$18,023,000	$5,317	43.8%	$18,301,000	$5,435	45.2%
Total Expenditures:	$38,708,000	$11,113		$36,957,000	$10,902		$35,906,000	$10,664
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,378,000	$8,435		$29,310,000	$8,646		$28,537,000	$8,475
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,641,000	$5,352	63.5%	$18,631,000	$5,496	63.6%	$18,264,000	$5,424	64.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,438,000	$413	4.9%	$1,327,000	$391	4.5%	$1,198,000	$356	4.2%
Administration:	$3,322,000	$954	11.3%	$3,495,000	$1,031	11.9%	$3,318,000	$985	11.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,977,000	$1,716	20.3%	$5,857,000	$1,728	20.0%	$5,757,000	$1,710	20.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,596,000	$1,032		$1,871,000	$552		$870,000	$258
Construction:	$2,162,000	$621		$1,265,000	$373		$331,000	$98
Total Other:	$1,698,000	$488		$1,587,000	$468		$1,513,000	$449
Interest on Debt:	$2,515,000	$722		$2,590,000	$764		$3,071,000	$912

Total Salary:	$15,632,000	$4,488		$16,340,000	$4,820		$16,430,000	$4,880
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,474,000	$3,294	73.4%	$11,669,000	$3,442	71.4%	$11,785,000	$3,500	71.7%
Other Salary:	$4,158,000	$1,194	26.6%	$4,671,000	$1,378	28.6%	$4,645,000	$1,380	28.3%
Total Benefit:	$8,520,000	$2,446		$8,504,000	$2,509		$7,871,000	$2,338
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,261,000	$1,798	73.5%	$6,119,000	$1,805	72.0%	$5,580,000	$1,657	70.9%
Other Benefit:	$2,259,000	$649	26.5%	$2,385,000	$704	28.0%	$2,291,000	$680	29.1%

* Byron Center Public Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.