School district · Michigan

Beal City Public Schools

Beal City Public Schools in Michigan: 2 public schools with 641 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,152 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
641
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,152
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
37.6
Counselors (FTE)
1.9
Students per counselor
330
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

44%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

291 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

42%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

291 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.5K15
$9.1K16
$8.9K17
$9.0K18
$9.5K19
$9.7K20
$10.5K21
$11.4K22
$12.9K23
$13.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.8% · $702K
State
65% · $7.8M
Local
30% · $3.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,791
Support services
$4,630
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$872K
Long-term debt
$1.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Beal City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–526515.234%38%
Beal City High SchoolFree meals for all
6–1237618.752%45%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
3117 Elias Rd, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone
(989)644-3901
Website