Brandywine Community Schools
Brandywine Community Schools is a public school district based in Niles, Michigan, serving 1,301 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #266 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 260 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Travis Walker. It spends about $11,163 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.5 students per teacher.
How Brandywine Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brandywine Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,163 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,847 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 79 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 174 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 325 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Travis Walker
Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Montcalm Public SchoolsStanton | 1,311 | 3 | $11,594 | 18.0 | #265 |
| Brandywine Community SchoolsNiles · this district | 1,301 | 5 | $11,163 | 16.5 | #266 |
| Algonac Community School DistrictClay | 1,299 | 4 | $11,170 | 17.3 | #267 |
| Montague Area Public SchoolsMontague | 1,290 | 4 | $12,233 | 16.1 | #268 |
| Napoleon Community SchoolsNapoleon | 1,290 | 4 | $10,294 | 19.0 | #269 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Township School DistrictSewell, NJ | 1,302 | $21,367 | 11.3 |
| Denair UnifiedDenair, CA | 1,301 | $13,411 | 17.8 |
| Keeneyville School District 20Hanover Park, IL | 1,301 | $14,900 | 9.9 |
| Hartford J1 School DistrictHartford, WI | 1,301 | $12,572 | 12.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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