Regular local school district · Berrien County
Berrien Springs Public Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Berrien Springs Public Schools runs 9 public schools with 4,993 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 30.3 students per teacher is 13.4 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 4,993
- Teachers (FTE)
- 165
- Students per teacher
- 30.3
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1 Sylvester Ave, Berrien Springs, MI 49103
- Phone
- (269)471-2891
- County
- Berrien County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2605430
- State district ID
- MI-11240
- Total staff (FTE)
- 494
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 4,993 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 12.0
Students per teacher compared
This district30.3
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,711), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $62.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.7 million
- State revenue
- $39.2 million
- Local revenue
- $19.6 million
- Total spending
- $69.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,766
- Salaries
- $18.9 million27.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $31.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.9%
- State: 62.7%
- Local: 31.4%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,766
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Berrien Springs Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | High | 9 to 12 | 74 | 74.0 |
| Berrien Springs High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 554 | 16.8 |
| Berrien Springs Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 424 | 15.7 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | Other | PK to 12 | 213 | 30.4 |
| Link Learning Virtual Program | High | 9 to 12 | 2,526 | 90.2 |
| Mars Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 338 | 12.1 |
| Sylvester Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 2 to 5 | 394 | 14.6 |
| West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School | High | 9 to 12 | 370 | 61.7 |
| West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 96 | 96.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Berrien County
- Niles Community Schools 3,143 students
- St. Joseph Public Schools 2,930 students
- Lakeshore School District (Berrien) 2,635 students
- Buchanan Community Schools 1,577 students
- Watervliet School District 1,423 students
- Brandywine Community Schools 1,301 students
- Benton Harbor Area Schools 1,240 students
- Coloma Community Schools 1,095 students
- Berrien RESA 907 students
- Bridgman Public Schools 810 students
- Countryside Academy 770 students
- Eau Claire Public Schools 587 students
- New Buffalo Area Schools 516 students
- River Valley School District 460 students
- Benton Harbor Charter School Academy 418 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.