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Benton Harbor, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Benton Harbor Charter School Academy #353 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,750 per pupil, Benton Harbor Charter School Academy ranks #722 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy operates 1 public schools serving 442 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Berrien County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,750 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.5% local, 71.5% state, and 27.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #353 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 418:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 92.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy accounts for 94.6% of all Benton Harbor Charter School Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Benton Harbor Charter School Academy a distant remainder — means Benton Harbor Charter School Academy-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.
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 92.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Benton Harbor Charter School Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Benton Harbor Charter School Academy?
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 442 students.
How much does Benton Harbor Charter School Academy spend per student?
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy spends $10,750 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #353 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Benton Harbor Charter School Academy?
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy students are 96.2% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Benton Harbor Charter School Academy?
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #353 out of 707 districts in Michigan.