📍 8500 Burlingame Ave Sw, Byron Center, Kent County, 49315
Byron Center High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Byron Center, Kent County. The school has 1,339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Byron Center Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Byron Center High School enrolls 1,339 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,058 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 42 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 1,339 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Byron Center High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 28, state house district 77.
Byron Center High School is one of 6 schools in Byron Center Public Schools, based in BYRON CENTER, Michigan. The district serves 4,572 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,339 students, Byron Center High School is larger than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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