Brown City Community Schools School District

4349 2nd St
Brown City, MI 48416-8777
(District boundaries shown in map)
6/
10
Top 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 367 students in Brown City Community Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Michigan.
Public Preschool in Brown City Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Michigan public pre school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 39% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,089 Schools
# Students
704 Students
372,198 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
24,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

District Rank

Brown City Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MI)
#378 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Brown City Community Schools  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
33%
34%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Brown City Community Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Michigan by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
42%
45%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Brown City Community Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Michigan by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30-34%
38%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Brown City Community Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Michigan by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
81%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Brown City Community Schools  School District and public school graduation rate of Michigan by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.15
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,804 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
11,161 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
21 Students
33,151 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
3 Students
79,200 Students
% Black Students
n/a
21%
# White Students
649 Students
225,969 Students
% White Students
92%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
334 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
19,240 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
59
69,777
# Students in 1st Grade:
68
60,475
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
57,993
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
50,568
# Students in 4th Grade:
46
49,172
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
42,380
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
13,776
# Students in 7th Grade:
53
8,200
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
7,855
# Students in 9th Grade:
55
2,836
# Students in 10th Grade:
74
2,672
# Students in 11th Grade:
57
2,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
48
2,595
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,333

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,991 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,132 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MI)
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$25,476 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Brown City Community Schools  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Michigan by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
This chart displays total spending of Brown City Community Schools  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Michigan by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,991
$18,510
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Brown City Community Schools  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Michigan by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,132
$17,693
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Brown City Community Schools  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Michigan by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Brown City Community Schools School District Public Preschools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brown City Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4290 2nd St
Brown City, MI 48416
(810) 346-4700
Grades: PK-6
| 367 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 704 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 8%
  • : 85-89% (Top 50% in MI)
  • : Top 50%
  • : 33% (Top 50%)
  • : 42% (Top 50%)
  • : 30-34% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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