School district · Michigan

Bear Lake Schools

Bear Lake Schools in Michigan: 2 public schools with 280 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,725 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
280
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,725
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)
19.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
280
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%

45%proficient

−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

45%proficient

+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

119 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
$9.6K15
$9.2K16
$10.4K17
$10.8K18
$10.8K19
$10.5K20
$10.4K21
$12.5K22
$14.9K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $879K
State
46% · $2.7M
Local
39% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,852
Support services
$5,711
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$618K
Long-term debt
$1.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bear Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–614714.844%51%
Bear Lake High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1213321.848%36%

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
7748 Cody St, Bear Lake, MI 49614
Phone
(231)864-3133
Website