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Byron Area Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Argentine Township, Burns Township, Cohoctah Township, Antrim Township and Byron, and parts of Deerfield Township.

Argentine Township’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Michigan school districts

Students
652
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,563
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
The gist

What stands out about Byron Area Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Argentine Township 7,021BBurns Township 3,268A−Cohoctah Township 3,185BAntrim Township 2,115Byron 525

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Argentine Township. Grade by grade →

PK–33 elementary schoolsLinden Community Schools
6–8Linden Middle SchoolLinden Community Schools
9–12Linden High SchoolLinden Community Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.6% · 349 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 45.4% · 349 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.8% · 57 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,563 per student · 18% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 71%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
716’20
700’21
674’22
662’23
652’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Byron Area Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Byron
B−
310 students15:1
Byron Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byron
B−
142 students18:1
Byron Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Byron
B+
200 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Durand Area SchoolsShiawassee Township, Vernon Township
$14,487per student
Fowlerville Community SchoolsConway Township
$13,711per student
Hartland Consolidated SchoolsOceola Township, Tyrone Township
$12,931per student
Howell Public SchoolsHowell Township, Oceola Township
$14,008per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.