Benton Harbor Area Schools
Benton Harbor Area Schools is located in south Michigan. Benton Harbor Area Schools has 57.82 square miles of land area and 0.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Benton Harbor Area Schools population is 30,726. Benton Harbor Area Schools median household income is $25,912 in 2010-2014. Benton Harbor Area Schools median house value is $84,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Benton Harbor Area Schools is worse than the state average in quality.
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636 Pipestone St
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-605-1000
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 2,658 | 2,770 | 3,137 | 3,183 | 3,748 | 3,629 | 3,855 |
English Language Learner Students: | 120 | 82 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total Teachers: | 160.85 | 159.50 | 178.75 | 208.65 | 232.00 | 246.00 | 247.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Kindergarten: | 13.60 | 17.62 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 |
Elementary: | 56.25 | 55.90 | 67.00 | 74.00 | 74.00 | 76.00 | 78.00 |
Secondary: | 50.50 | 47.98 | 56.00 | 72.00 | 88.00 | 103.00 | 91.00 |
Ungraded: | 40.50 | 38.00 | 40.75 | 43.65 | 52.00 | 50.00 | 60.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 234.12 | 252.20 | 264.15 | 288.55 | 331.20 | 310.20 | 317.70 |
Instructional Aides: | 54.00 | 69.50 | 69.00 | 63.50 | 70.00 | 71.80 | 47.80 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 2.50 | 3.00 | 8.50 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
District Administrators: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.50 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 4.01 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
School Administrators: | 25.65 | 20.50 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 19.00 | 21.00 | 19.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 13.47 | 17.75 | 24.50 | 26.50 | 33.00 | 32.00 | 33.50 |
Student Support Services: | 20.04 | 13.25 | 16.25 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.50 | 27.00 |
Other Support Services: | 105.45 | 115.20 | 118.40 | 138.55 | 157.70 | 133.90 | 149.40 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 17.37 | 17.55 | 15.26 | 16.16 | 14.75 | 15.61 |
Schools
Alternative Education At Sorter | Grade 6 to Grade 12 | 1421 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
Arts & Communications Academy At Fair Plain | Grade 1 to Grade 8 | 120 East Napier Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
Benton Harbor High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 870 Colfax Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
International Academy At Hull | Grade 1 to Grade 8 | 1716 Territorial Rd, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
Kindergarten Discovery Center | Kindergarten to Kindergarten | 1995 Union, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
Montessori Academy At Henry C Morton | Grade 1 to Grade 8 | 267 North Hull Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 | |
Steam Academy At Mlk | Grade 1 to Grade 8 | 750 East Britain Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
MEAP Test | |||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 55.9% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 4% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.6% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.6% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.5% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 74.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 0.6% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 28.6% |
MME Test | |||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.8% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 3% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 49% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $35,162,000 | $11,209 | $40,565,000 | $12,744 | $40,712,000 | $10,862 | |||
Federal: | $7,118,000 | $2,269 | 20.2% | $10,716,000 | $3,367 | 26.4% | $9,131,000 | $2,436 | 22.4% |
State: | $17,751,000 | $5,659 | 50.5% | $19,865,000 | $6,241 | 49.0% | $21,191,000 | $5,654 | 52.1% |
Local: | $10,293,000 | $3,281 | 29.3% | $9,984,000 | $3,137 | 24.6% | $10,390,000 | $2,772 | 25.5% |
Total Expenditures: | $34,985,000 | $11,152 | $39,280,000 | $12,341 | $45,565,000 | $12,157 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $32,235,000 | $10,276 | $36,603,000 | $11,500 | $42,333,000 | $11,295 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $17,169,000 | $5,473 | 53.3% | $19,498,000 | $6,126 | 53.3% | $24,382,000 | $6,505 | 57.6% |
Student and Staff Support: | $3,801,000 | $1,212 | 11.8% | $4,683,000 | $1,471 | 12.8% | $4,707,000 | $1,256 | 11.1% |
Administration: | $4,487,000 | $1,430 | 13.9% | $4,546,000 | $1,428 | 12.4% | $4,833,000 | $1,289 | 11.4% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $6,778,000 | $2,161 | 21.0% | $7,876,000 | $2,474 | 21.5% | $8,411,000 | $2,244 | 19.9% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $1,734,000 | $553 | $1,348,000 | $423 | $2,084,000 | $556 | |||
Construction: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $119,000 | $32 | |||
Total Other: | $592,000 | $189 | $471,000 | $148 | $432,000 | $115 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $387,000 | $123 | $450,000 | $141 | $551,000 | $147 | |||
Total Salary: | $13,357,000 | $4,258 | $16,275,000 | $5,113 | $21,203,000 | $5,657 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $9,771,000 | $3,115 | 73.2% | $10,929,000 | $3,434 | 67.2% | $14,802,000 | $3,949 | 69.8% |
Other Salary: | $3,586,000 | $1,143 | 26.8% | $5,346,000 | $1,680 | 32.8% | $6,401,000 | $1,708 | 30.2% |
Total Benefit: | $8,562,000 | $2,729 | $10,373,000 | $3,259 | $11,494,000 | $3,067 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $6,585,000 | $2,099 | 76.9% | $7,211,000 | $2,265 | 69.5% | $7,865,000 | $2,098 | 68.4% |
Other Benefit: | $1,977,000 | $630 | 23.1% | $3,162,000 | $993 | 30.5% | $3,629,000 | $968 | 31.6% |
* Benton Harbor Area Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.