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Bear Lake Schools
A public school district in Bear Lake, Michigan, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 280
- Students enrolled
- 19.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 42.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,914
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 280 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,696th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 695th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 23% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,914 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 44% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bear Lake Schools spent $15,725 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,064 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,725 | $4.5 million | 284 |
| FY2023 | $14,914 | $4.3 million | 290 |
| FY2022 | $12,466 | $3.7 million | 298 |
| FY2021 | $10,378 | $3.2 million | 307 |
| FY2020 | $10,483 | $3.0 million | 286 |
| FY2019 | $10,796 | $3.1 million | 284 |
| FY2018 | $10,809 | $2.9 million | 272 |
| FY2017 | $10,387 | $2.8 million | 266 |
| FY2016 | $9,228 | $2.8 million | 302 |
| FY2015 | $9,573 | $2.9 million | 307 |
| FY2014 | $8,843 | $2.8 million | 318 |
| FY2013 | $8,744 | $3.1 million | 355 |
| FY2012 | $8,475 | $3.0 million | 358 |
| FY2011 | $7,917 | $3.0 million | 384 |
| FY2010 | $7,702 | $2.8 million | 362 |
| FY2009 | $7,664 | $2.9 million | 381 |
| FY2008 | $7,738 | $3.0 million | 390 |
| FY2007 | $8,015 | $3.2 million | 395 |
| FY2006 | $7,412 | $2.9 million | 388 |
| FY2005 | $7,064 | $2.7 million | 376 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.0 million | 18.6% |
| State | $2.6 million | 46.1% |
| Local | $2.0 million | 35.4% |
| Total | $5.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bear Lake Elementary School | 147 |
| Bear Lake High School | 133 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2604320
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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