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Battle Creek Public Schools

NCES agency ID 2600005 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

3,605

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

13

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

14.6:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$18,138

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$8,899

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
3,342
Teachers (FTE)
258.3
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1

What current records say about Battle Creek Public Schools

Battle Creek Public Schools operates 13 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. NCES reports 3,605 students and 246.25 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Michigan agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 87 of 536 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $18,138 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,899 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 71 of 533 in Michigan. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
9%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
16.4%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
246.25
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$68,073,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Battle Creek Public Schools

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 42.3209, -85.1805

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White27.8%
  • Hispanic13.2%
  • Black39.9%
  • Asian1.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial17.5%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Battle Creek Public Schools

13 current directory entries

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Showing 1–13 of 13 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Ann J Kellogg SchoolElementary03–0634814.7:1
Battle Creek Central High SchoolHigh09–1297816.9:1
Battle Creek MathSci CenterHigh08–1210.1:1
Battle Creek STEM Innovation CenterMiddle06–0814515.6:1
Dudley Early Learning CenterElementaryPK–021178.6:1
Fremont International AcademyElementaryPK–0534520.7:1
Lamora Park SchoolElementaryPK–0215412.9:1
Northwestern Academy of Visual Performing ArtsElementaryKG–08Not reportedNot reported
Post Franklin SchoolElementaryKG–0221914.6:1
Springfield Middle SchoolMiddle06–0847214.7:1
Valley View Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0543414.1:1
Verona Elementary SchoolElementary03–0520116.3:1
WK Kellogg Preparatory High SchoolHigh09–1217322.9:1