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Byron Center Public Schools

Byron Center, Michigan · Superintendent: Kevin Macina · #62 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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4,572

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,086

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Michigan median

20.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Byron Center Public Schools is a public school district based in Byron Center, Michigan, serving 4,572 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #62 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 653 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Kevin Macina. It spends about $11,086 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.1 students per teacher.

How Byron Center compares

Byron CenterMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,086

Michigan median $11,576 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,587

Michigan median $7,157 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school653

Michigan median 421 · 55% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.1

Michigan median 16.8 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor572

Michigan median 585 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$66.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 53%Local 40%

Measure	Byron Center	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,086	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,587	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$71.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$66.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	227	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	504	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.1	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	572	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.

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Kevin Macina

Superintendent, Byron Center Public Schools

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Okemos Public SchoolsOkemos	4,651	7	$11,655	16.7	#60
Caledonia Community SchoolsCaledonia	4,598	10	$11,914	17.5	#61
Byron Center Public SchoolsByron Center · this district	4,572	7	$11,086	20.1	#62
Saginaw Township Community SchoolsSaginaw	4,548	8	$11,325	17.8	#63
Southfield Public School DistrictSouthfield	4,491	11	$18,011	15.8	#64

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Santa Paula UnifiedSanta Paula, CA	4,575	$15,290	21.0
Florence CityFlorence, AL	4,574	$12,400	15.9
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictChippewa Falls, WI	4,574	$13,289	15.2
Youngstown CityYoungstown, OH	4,570	$20,921	14.9

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-byron-center-public-schools