Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49229

Summary:

The 49229 zip code area is home to a single alternative public school, Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building, which serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 238 students. The school is part of the Britton Deerfield Schools district, which is ranked 463 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building has a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a dropout rate of 7.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school faces challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. While the school outperforms the state average in 3rd grade ELA and Math proficiency, it significantly underperforms in 11th grade Social Studies and SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency. The school's spending per student is relatively high at $17,303, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.3 students per teacher.

The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 54.2% suggests a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may require additional support and resources to ensure their academic success. Overall, the analysis of Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building provides a detailed understanding of the school's performance, demographics, and resource allocation, highlighting both areas of strength and areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 College Ave	Britton	49229	Lenawee County	Britton Deerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 451-4581	208	12	17.0	37.5%	194 (93.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)	23.3	47.8	47.8	13.3	$17,303	$1,721	$15,582

Cities Near Zip Code 49229

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Britton	0.3 mi	1
Tecumseh	5.49 mi	4	111^th
Adrian	6.95 mi	17	407^th
Deerfield	7.17 mi	1	369^th
Clinton	8.82 mi	5	177^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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