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Schools in Brown City · Brown City Community School District

Brown City’s public schools outscore 67% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Brown City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Brown City’s district is 92%, above the Michigan average (82%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 1% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
696 students on the public path
In brief

Brown City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1068 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brown City’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Brown City’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,335 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Brown City High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brown City’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1068)Better than 73%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 386 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Brown City anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Brown City’s students in the tested grades sat them (386 in math, 387 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brown City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Brown City Elementary SchoolBrown City Community School DistrictC
7–12Brown City High SchoolBrown City Community School DistrictB

Brown City’s public schools are run by Brown City Community School District, which also serves Burnside, Flynn, Maple Valley and Melvin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Brown City Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 696 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,335MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 387 students tested
Math33%
State average 33.6% · 386 students tested

Brown City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Brown City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brown CityB+Brown City
Maple ValleyB+Brown City
BurnsideB+Brown City PK–12 · Marlette PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Brown City with Brown City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Brown City

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Brown Cityby address
Brown City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
362 students16:1Rate it →
Brown City High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
334 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Brown City’s schools

Are Brown City’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brown City children attend outscore 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brown City in?

Brown City Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 696 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Brown City’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Brown City Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Brown City spend per student?

$16,335 in Brown City Community School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.