📍 242 Sylvester Ave, Berrien Sprgs, Berrien County, 49103
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Berrien Sprgs, Berrien County. The school has 85 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berrien Springs Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy enrolls 85 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 18% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 54 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 85 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy is one of 9 schools in Berrien Springs Public Schools, based in BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan. The district serves 4,993 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 85 students, Berrien Springs Discovery Academy is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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