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Belding Area School District

Belding Area School District in Michigan: 4 public schools with 1,637 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,548 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,637
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,548
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)
106
Counselors (FTE)
2.8
Students per counselor
585
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$9.1K15
$9.5K16
$9.6K17
$10.0K18
$10.0K19
$10.9K20
$11.6K21
$13.8K22
$15.2K23
$15.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $4.7M
State
57% · $19.7M
Local
29% · $10.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,933
Support services
$4,973
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.5M
Long-term debt
$74M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Ellis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–239113.4
Woodview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–537213.8
Belding Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–836316.8
Belding High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1251119.5

Sources

Address
850 Hall St, Belding, MI 48809
Phone
(616)794-4700
Website