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Battle Creek Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Battle Creek Public Schools has 41.36 square miles of land area and 0.74 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Battle Creek Public Schools population is 42,836. Battle Creek Public Schools median household income is $31,372 in 2010-2014. Battle Creek Public Schools median house value is $63,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Battle Creek Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (491 out of 510, bottom 4%) Elementary/Middle School: (503 out of 516, bottom 3%)* Rank: #538
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	13
Population	42,836 (2010-2014), rank #46
Population Growth	-4.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,017.51/sq mi, rank #103
Median Household Income:	$31,372 at 2010-2014—-5.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #530
Median House Price:	$63,800 at 2010-2014—-17.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #521
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	41.36 sq mi, rank #378
Water Area:	0.74 sq mi (1.75%), rank #345
State:	Michigan
County:	Calhoun County
City:	Springfield, Battle Creek, Brownlee Park, Level Park-Oak Park
Zip:	49037, 49015, 49017, 49014
Area:	Battle Creek, MI

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Battle Creek Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3 Van Buren St West

Battle Creek MI, 49017, Calhoun County

Phone: 269-965-9465

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,933	5,123	5,358	5,386	6,216	6,695	6,856
English Language Learner Students:	429	382	349	336	3	330	327
Total Teachers:	309.36	328.13	348.64	356.94	407.78	416.40	452.90
Prekindergarten:	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	23.00	26.00	26.00	25.50	27.50	27.50	29.10
Elementary:	120.66	120.73	133.43	139.93	152.33	152.30	165.30
Secondary:	106.60	115.50	114.90	116.10	135.94	138.10	148.20
Ungraded:	54.10	60.90	68.31	69.41	86.01	92.50	106.30
Total Other Staff:	289.82	304.00	305.21	316.97	365.84	397.80	420.80
Instructional Aides:	41.41	46.15	40.89	48.05	58.81	66.50	65.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	16.72	18.71	21.51	18.50	20.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	12.99	13.05	8.99	7.99	9.99	13.00	13.00
District Administrative Support:	2.01	1.76	2.25	3.75	3.75	3.80	3.80
School Administrators:	27.34	30.34	20.01	21.01	25.00	27.00	30.00
School Administrative Support:	38.84	37.59	39.10	39.60	43.80	47.80	48.50
Student Support Services:	20.97	25.46	22.77	25.20	28.35	25.80	28.60
Other Support Services:	141.26	144.65	149.48	148.66	169.63	188.40	203.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.95	15.61	15.37	15.09	15.24	16.08	15.14

Schools

Ann J. Kellogg School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	306 Champion St, Battle Creek MI 49037
Battle Creek Alternative School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	100 Van Buren St West, Battle Creek MI 49017
Battle Creek Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 Van Buren St West, Battle Creek MI 49017
Coburn School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	39 Fairhome Ave, Battle Creek MI 49015
Dudley School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	308 Roosevelt Ave West, Battle Creek MI 49037
Franklin School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	20 Newark Ave, Battle Creek MI 49014
Fremont School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	115 Emmett St East, Battle Creek MI 49017
Lamora Park School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	65 Woodlawn Ave North, Battle Creek MI 49037
Northwestern Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	176 Limit St, Battle Creek MI 49037
Springfield Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1023 Ave A, Battle Creek MI 49037
Urbandale School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	123 Bedford Rd North, Battle Creek MI 49037
Valley View Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	960 Ave A, Battle Creek MI 49037
Verona Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	825 Capital Ave Ne, Battle Creek MI 49017

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	26.7%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	37.8%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	47.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	52.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	30.5%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	41.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	43.9%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	42%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.8%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	14.9%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	16%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.1%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36.9%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	43.5%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	41.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	47.3%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	43.3%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	22.2%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	20.2%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.5%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	33.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	31.7%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	30.8%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	37%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27.6%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.8%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.9%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	24.7%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.6%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.9%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	10%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	5.1%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.6%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.5%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	44.5%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	15.7%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	14.8%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.2%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49.4%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	62%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	8.5%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	12.8%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	58.6%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	58.2%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.2%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.4%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	14.1%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	6.6%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.1%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.9%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	36.3%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	34.2%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	20.2%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	26.2%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	36.2%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.3%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.8%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.1%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.7%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	6.8%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	11.1%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	36%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.5%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	4.4%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	10.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	51.6%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	52.2%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	53.4%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	14.5%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	7.8%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	31.2%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	22.6%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	27.3%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.5%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	18.8%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.3%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	21.8%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	11.6%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	9%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	43%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	33.1%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.6%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	36.5%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	38%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	34.3%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	34%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.6%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	28.6%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.3%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	12.6%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	13%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	21.5%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	16%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	23.9%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	14.7%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	20.1%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	18.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	20.1%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	22%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$73,602,000	$13,737		$73,866,000	$13,714		$77,998,000	$12,548
Federal:	$9,560,000	$1,784	13.0%	$11,246,000	$2,088	15.2%	$12,020,000	$1,934	15.4%
State:	$39,657,000	$7,401	53.9%	$41,002,000	$7,613	55.5%	$42,052,000	$6,765	53.9%
Local:	$24,385,000	$4,551	33.1%	$21,618,000	$4,014	29.3%	$23,926,000	$3,849	30.7%
Total Expenditures:	$73,531,000	$13,724		$81,307,000	$15,096		$115,677,000	$18,610
Total Current Expenditures:	$65,919,000	$12,303		$66,545,000	$12,355		$74,720,000	$12,021
Instructional Expenditures:	$38,500,000	$7,186	58.4%	$39,249,000	$7,287	59.0%	$41,637,000	$6,698	55.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,179,000	$1,340	10.9%	$7,007,000	$1,301	10.5%	$10,362,000	$1,667	13.9%
Administration:	$7,605,000	$1,419	11.5%	$7,399,000	$1,374	11.1%	$9,301,000	$1,496	12.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$12,635,000	$2,358	19.2%	$12,890,000	$2,393	19.4%	$13,420,000	$2,159	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,780,000	$705		$10,869,000	$2,018		$35,122,000	$5,650
Construction:	$2,760,000	$515		$9,436,000	$1,752		$32,859,000	$5,286
Total Other:	$486,000	$91		$484,000	$90		$1,722,000	$277
Interest on Debt:	$3,074,000	$574		$3,135,000	$582		$3,189,000	$513

Total Salary:	$32,563,000	$6,077		$32,813,000	$6,092		$36,576,000	$5,884
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$21,832,000	$4,075	67.0%	$21,980,000	$4,081	67.0%	$23,610,000	$3,798	64.6%
Other Salary:	$10,731,000	$2,003	33.0%	$10,833,000	$2,011	33.0%	$12,966,000	$2,086	35.4%
Total Benefit:	$17,873,000	$3,336		$17,489,000	$3,247		$20,105,000	$3,234
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,808,000	$2,204	66.1%	$11,709,000	$2,174	67.0%	$12,874,000	$2,071	64.0%
Other Benefit:	$6,065,000	$1,132	33.9%	$5,780,000	$1,073	33.0%	$7,231,000	$1,163	36.0%

* Battle Creek Public Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.