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Benton Harbor Area Schools
A public school district in Benton Harbor, Michigan, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,240
- Students enrolled
- 111.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 323.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,390
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,240 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,493rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 313th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,390 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% 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
Benton Harbor Area Schools spent $25,288 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,435 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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $25,288 | $33.2 million | 1,314 |
| FY2023 | $20,390 | $29.5 million | 1,448 |
| FY2022 | $16,532 | $24.9 million | 1,509 |
| FY2021 | $14,276 | $23.0 million | 1,613 |
| FY2020 | $12,768 | $22.7 million | 1,776 |
| FY2019 | $12,767 | $24.8 million | 1,941 |
| FY2018 | $12,344 | $26.6 million | 2,155 |
| FY2017 | $11,572 | $26.1 million | 2,254 |
| FY2016 | $12,358 | $27.2 million | 2,200 |
| FY2015 | $12,412 | $30.2 million | 2,433 |
| FY2014 | $11,521 | $30.6 million | 2,658 |
| FY2013 | $11,101 | $30.7 million | 2,770 |
| FY2012 | $10,276 | $32.2 million | 3,137 |
| FY2011 | $11,500 | $36.6 million | 3,183 |
| FY2010 | $11,295 | $42.3 million | 3,748 |
| FY2009 | $12,125 | $44.0 million | 3,629 |
| FY2008 | $11,476 | $44.2 million | 3,855 |
| FY2007 | $11,405 | $46.2 million | 4,048 |
| FY2006 | $11,439 | $49.7 million | 4,344 |
| FY2005 | $10,435 | $49.5 million | 4,748 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.6 million | 53.4% |
| State | $11.1 million | 23.1% |
| Local | $11.3 million | 23.6% |
| Total | $48.1 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Benton Harbor High School | 469 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 59 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 80 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary | 150 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 240 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary | 229 |
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
- 2604830
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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