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Benton Harbor Charter School Academy

Serves grades PK - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
455 Riverview Dr
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone
(269) 925-3807
District
BENTON HARBOR CHARTER SCHOOL ACADEMY
County
BERRIEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
492
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.1% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
42%
10%
42%
10%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
10%
44%
10%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
37%
10%
43%
10%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
33%
10%
38%
10%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
34%
20%
38%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 79 16.1%
Grade 1 59 12.0%
Grade 2 60 12.2%
Grade 3 62 12.6%
Grade 4 49 10.0%
Grade 5 56 11.4%
Grade 6 37 7.5%
Grade 7 31 6.3%
Grade 8 34 6.9%
Grade 9 25 5.1%
Total 492 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.8% 0.8% 67.6%
Black 97.3% 97.3% 18.7%
Hispanic 1.6% 1.6% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.9% 94.9% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 94.3% 94.3% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 0.6% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.6%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,228 $2,054,808 40.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $86 $41,796 0.8%
Staff $473 $229,878 4.5%
General Administration $1,418 $689,148 13.6%
School Administration $759 $368,874 7.3%
Operation $973 $472,878 9.3%
Transportation $582 $282,852 5.6%
Other $142 $69,012 1.4%
Total Support $4,434 $2,154,924 42.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,792 $870,912 17.1%
Total Expenditures $10,455 $5,081,130 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%