High Schools in Byron Area Schools

Summary:

Byron Area Schools is a small school district in Michigan that contains only one high school, Byron Area High School. The high school serves grades 9-12 and has faced several challenges in recent years, including declining performance, academic struggles, and high rates of poverty and absenteeism among its student population.

According to the data, Byron Area High School is ranked 483 out of 739 Michigan high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 413 out of 743 schools in 2023-2024 to 433 out of 735 schools in 2022-2023, indicating a potential decline in performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Byron Area High School struggles, with lower-than-state-average proficiency rates in several subject areas, including M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, and SAT/Mathematics. The school's per-student spending of $14,968 is higher than the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 16.8, which is slightly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the Byron Area Schools district may be allocating resources to support the high school, but the school's performance metrics indicate that these resources may not be translating into improved academic outcomes for students.

District Detail

312 W Maple St
Byron, MI 48418-9797

(810) 266-4881

SchoolDigger Rank:
341^st of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 652

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Byron Area High School	Public	9-12	312 W Maple St	Byron	48418	Shiawassee County	Byron Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 266-4620	200	13	16.0	46.5%	193 (96.5%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.7	483^rd of 739 public high schools	34.6%		40.9	413^th of 743 public high schools	44.4%	70	52.7	16.4	25.5	27.3	$14,968	$868	$14,100

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swartz Creek Community Schools	3.56 mi	8	421^st
Linden Community Schools	6 mi	6	131^st
Durand Area Schools	6.38 mi	4	384^th
Shiawassee Regional Education Service District	9.02 mi	2
Lake Fenton Community Schools	10.19 mi	4	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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