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Brandywine Public School District, Michigan

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Brandywine Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,321 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Brandywine Public School District is a school district in Michigan (Berrien and Cass counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,321 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Brandywine Public School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jessica Crouch2028
Holly Pomranka2028
Shannon Daniels20242028
Jeremy Colby2026
John Jarpe2026
Michelanne McCombs2026
Elaine McKee2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,592,000 $1,237 9%
Local: $4,300,000 $3,341 24%
State: $11,854,000 $9,211 67%
Total: $17,746,000 $13,789
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $15,943,000 $12,387
Total Current Expenditures: $14,827,000 $11,520
Instructional Expenditures: $8,626,000 $6,702 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,639,000 $1,273 10%
Administration: $1,813,000 $1,408 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,749,000 $2,135 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $663,000 $515
Construction: $363,000 $282
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $71,000 $55
Interest on Debt: $327,000 $254


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 PS <50 <=10 PS 30-39 26
2018-2019 32 <50 <=20 11-19 <50 40-49 33
2017-2018 28 PS <=20 11-19 <50 40-49 29
2016-2017 29 >=50 21-39 20-29 PS 20-29 30
2015-2016 31 PS <=20 11-19 PS 30-39 33
2014-2015 30 PS <=20 20-29 PS 20-29 31
2013-2014 35 >=50 21-39 11-19 PS 40-59 36
2012-2013 34 >=50 <=20 30-39 PS 40-59 34
2011-2012 32 >=50 <=20 11-19 PS 30-39 33
2010-2011 82 >=50 40-59 70-79 PS >=80 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 PS <50 11-19 PS 40-49 40
2018-2019 42 >=50 <=20 11-19 >=50 40-49 44
2017-2018 29 PS <=20 11-19 <50 30-39 30
2016-2017 38 >=50 21-39 20-29 PS 30-39 40
2015-2016 41 PS 21-39 20-29 PS 40-49 43
2014-2015 40 PS 21-39 20-29 PS 30-39 41
2013-2014 65 >=50 60-79 40-49 PS 40-59 67
2012-2013 60 >=50 40-59 50-59 PS 60-79 60
2011-2012 59 >=50 40-59 30-39 PS 60-69 61
2010-2011 81 >=50 60-79 70-79 PS >=80 82

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 70-74 PS >=50 PS PS >=50 70-74
2018-2019 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 65-69 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2015-2016 75-79 PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2014-2015 75-79 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS PS PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 70-74 PS >=50 PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS PS PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,321 1.3
2022-2023 1,304 1.3
2021-2022 1,287 0.9
2020-2021 1,276 -5.7
2019-2020 1,349 1.1
2018-2019 1,334 -3.9
2017-2018 1,386 1.4
2016-2017 1,367 0.6
2015-2016 1,359 0.8
2014-2015 1,348 -4.2
2013-2014 1,405 0.5
2012-2013 1,398 0.3
2011-2012 1,394 -2.7
2010-2011 1,431 -0.6
2009-2010 1,439 -1.3
2008-2009 1,457 -1.7
2007-2008 1,482 0.1
2006-2007 1,481 0.7
2005-2006 1,470 -0.5
2004-2005 1,478 -4.0
2003-2004 1,537 -7.8
2002-2003 1,657 2.2
2001-2002 1,621 -2.2
2000-2001 1,657 -2.2
1999-2000 1,693 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Brandywine Public School District (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.7
Black 3.3 18.2
Hispanic 6.3 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1
Two or More Races 9.5 5.3
White 78.8 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Brandywine Public School District had 79.34 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.65.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 29.60
Secondary: 32.74
Total: 79.34

Brandywine Public School District employed 8.50 district administrators and 5.67 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 5.67
School Administrative Support: 12.59
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.92
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 3.72
Other Support Services: 39.47


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Brandywine Public School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brandywine Elementary School3763-6
Brandywine Innovation Academy706-12
Brandywine Middle School1777-8
Brandywine Senior High School3789-12
Merritt Elementary School320PK-2

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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