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Bellaire, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Bellaire Public Schools #115 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,933 per pupil, Bellaire Public Schools ranks #54 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bellaire Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 263 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Antrim County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,933 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.8% local, 11.3% state, and 8.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #115 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 129.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bellaire Middlehigh School, enrolling 140 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Bellaire Middlehigh School accounts for 53.2% of all Bellaire Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bellaire Public Schools a distant remainder — means Bellaire Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bellaire Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bellaire Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 46.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bellaire Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 263 students.
How much does Bellaire Public Schools spend per student?
Bellaire Public Schools spends $17,933 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #115 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Bellaire Public Schools?
Bellaire Public Schools students are 92.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bellaire Public Schools?
Bellaire Public Schools has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #115 out of 707 districts in Michigan.