Elementary · Michigan

Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy

CharterFree meals for all

Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy, a public elementary school in Benton Harbor, Michigan: grades k–8, 227 students, 16.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 227
Teachers (FTE): 13.9
Students per teacher: 16.3
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 58% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small suburb
Run by: Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy.

Location

Address: 248 9TH St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (269)926-2885
City or town: Benton Harbor
County: Berrien County

Website Quality of life in Benton Harbor Schools in Benton Harbor

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryFree meals for all	1–3	229	10.4	1.0 mi
Discovery Enrichment CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	80	7.3	1.0 mi
Lincoln School	Pre-K–5	423	18.3	1.7 mi
Fair Plain East ElementaryFree meals for all	4–5	150	11.5	2.4 mi
Brown School	Pre-K–5	410	21.2	3.9 mi
Clarke School	K–5	462	21.4	4.8 mi

Sources

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).

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NCES 260029701848