School district · Michigan

Benzie County Central Schools

Benzie County Central Schools in Michigan: 6 public schools with 1,136 students and 16.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,079 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 1,136
Students per teacher: 16.3; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,079; 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): 69.6
Counselors (FTE): 4.0
Students per counselor: 284; 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%

31%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

22%proficient

−3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

487 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

$9.2K15

$9.8K16

$9.7K17

$9.4K18

$10.0K19

$10.6K20

$10.8K21

$13.0K22

$14.9K23

$16.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.5% · $2M
State: 30% · $7.1M
Local: 62% · $14.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,495
Support services: $5,825
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $12.2M
Long-term debt: $30.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Betsie Valley SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	131	13.3	17%	22%	Thompsonville
Homestead Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	209	14.8	28%	18%	Benzonia
Lake Ann Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	180	13.8	43%	40%	Interlochen
Benzie Central Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	239	17.5	33%	18%	Benzonia
Benzie AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	85	81.0	—	—	Benzonia
Benzie Central Sr High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	292	16.3	—	—	Benzonia

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.

Sources

Address: 9300 Homestead Rd, Benzonia, MI 49616
Phone: (231)882-9653

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.