Public schools in Belding, MI
Belding has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 4,163 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Belding Area School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Belding's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Belding | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belding Area School District | 4 | 1,662 | $15,200 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | 1 | 4,352 | $14,519 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Belding, 3,037 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link Learning Virtual Program | 2,526 | 89.9 | 61.4% | Berrien Springs Public Schools |
| Belding High School | 511 | 19.5 | 43.4% | Belding Area |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Belding, 363 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belding Middle School | 363 | 16.8 | 46.8% | Belding Area |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Belding, 763 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Elementary School | 391 | 13.4 | 51.4% | Belding Area |
| Woodview Elementary School | 372 | 13.8 | 52.2% | Belding Area |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Belding's public schools compare with Michigan's
The median Belding school has 16.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Michigan median of 16.5. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 391 students (state 360).
| Belding | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 391 | 360 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 80% | 76% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Belding schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Belding
- Belding Area School DistrictRuns 4 of Belding's 5 public schools and spent $15,200 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,200
- Link Learning Virtual Program, the largest high school in Belding2,526 students in 2024-25, 89.9 per teacher.2,526
- Compare Belding Area School District with Berrien Springs Public SchoolsBelding's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Belding addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Belding
How many public schools are in Belding, MI?
5 public schools with an address in Belding were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 4,163 students.What is the largest high school in Belding?
Link Learning Virtual Program, with 2,526 students in 2024-25 (Berrien Springs Public Schools).Which districts run Belding's schools?
Belding Area School District (4 schools), Berrien Springs Public Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25