Belding High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Belding, Michigan

Belding High School in Belding, Michigan enrolled 511 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

557 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 511 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.7 to 26.3.

Students enrolled at Belding High School by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235572023-245082024-25511
Students enrolled at Belding High School by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235572023-245082024-25511
Students enrolled at Belding High School by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235572023-245082024-25511
Students enrolled at Belding High School by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 51102004006002022-235572023-245082024-25511
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355728.719.4
2023-2450825.020.3
2024-2551126.319.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Belding High School 19.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBelding High School 19.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Belding High School 19.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBelding High School 19.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Belding High School 19.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBelding High School 19.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Belding High School 19.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBelding High School 19.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 579 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belding High School enrolled 579 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 579 of the 579 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.1% of students were White, 9.8% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.1%
  2. Hispanic9.8%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Belding High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math10‑14%29‑33% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 124 students in Belding High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%75‑79%81.8%
Students in the class124124115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Belding

2 public high schools in Belding report 2024-25 enrollment; Belding High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Link Learning Virtual Program2,52689.961.4%
Belding High School51119.543.4%

All public schools in Belding →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Belding High School

  1. Link Learning Virtual ProgramThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 2,526 students, 89.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Greenville Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.8 miles away: 1,044 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
  3. Compare Belding High School with Link Learning Virtual ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belding Area School District spends per student$15,200 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,200
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBelding High School is the number 300 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#300 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.19.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Belding High School

  1. How many students attend Belding High School?
    511 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 557 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Belding, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belding High School?
    19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Belding High School a Title I school?
    Belding High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Belding High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Belding High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Belding High School?
    75-79% of the 124 students in Belding High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Belding High School in?
    Belding Area School District, NCES district ID 2604530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260453004142 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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