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Bear Lake School District

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Bear Lake School District is located close to the center of Michigan. Bear Lake School District has 51.32 square miles of land area and 3.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bear Lake School District population is 2,068. Bear Lake School District median household income is $46,289 in 2010-2014. Bear Lake School District median house value is $122,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Bear Lake School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (328 out of 510, bottom 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (199 out of 516, top 39%)* Rank: #303
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,068 (2010-2014), rank #496
Population Growth	-2.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	38.05/sq mi, rank #426
Median Household Income:	$46,289 at 2010-2014—29.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #289
Median House Price:	$122,300 at 2010-2014—-15.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #207
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	51.32 sq mi, rank #348
Water Area:	3.03 sq mi (5.58%), rank #176
State:	Michigan
County:	Manistee County
City:	Bear Lake, Arcadia, Thompsonville, Bear Lake village
Zip:	49614, 49613, 49683
Area:	Traverse City, MI

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Bear Lake School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7748 Cody St

Bear Lake MI, 49614, Manistee County

Phone: 231-864-3133

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	318	355	358	384	362	381	390
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	15.57	18.85	18.89	19.88	18.18	21.30	20.30
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	7.45	7.91	6.38	5.90	6.15	7.10	7.00
Secondary:	6.29	7.22	7.71	9.18	8.03	10.20	9.50
Ungraded:	0.83	1.72	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.00	1.80
Total Other Staff:	24.16	26.95	28.10	25.66	25.92	23.10	24.50
Instructional Aides:	4.65	4.82	5.83	6.38	5.52	5.70	5.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.33	0.15	0.25	0.29	0.29	0.20	0.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.33	0.15	0.25	0.29	0.29	0.20	0.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	0.44	0.50	0.49	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.40
District Administrative Support:	0.44	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.40	0.40
School Administrators:	5.82	5.38	5.38	3.10	3.20	0.80	2.60
School Administrative Support:	2.10	1.60	1.60	2.10	2.10	2.00	2.40
Student Support Services:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.08	1.00	1.00	0.70
Other Support Services:	9.38	12.63	12.68	11.84	12.94	12.90	11.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.42	18.83	18.95	19.32	19.91	17.89	19.21

Schools

Bear Lake Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7748 Cody St, Bear Lake MI 49614
Bear Lake High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	7748 Cody St, Bear Lake MI 49614

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	35.7%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	50%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	71.4%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	33.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	53.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	42.9%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	50%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.5%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	42.9%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.4%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	38.9%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	53.6%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.2%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.7%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.8%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.3%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	28.6%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.7%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.1%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.7%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.9%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	30%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.8%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.7%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	10%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.2%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	28.6%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.1%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.2%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.7%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	92.3%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	46.4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	45.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	100%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	45.2%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.7%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.3%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	27.6%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.7%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86.2%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.5%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	27.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	16.2%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.4%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	100%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	65.4%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	77.4%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	4.3%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	9.8%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.6%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	10%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	9%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.3%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.6%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65.7%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	14%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94.1%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82.9%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76.5%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76.5%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	25%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	32%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	17.6%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	27%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	41%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$3,591,000	$10,031		$3,548,000	$9,240		$3,536,000	$9,768
Federal:	$223,000	$623	6.2%	$262,000	$682	7.4%	$249,000	$688	7.0%
State:	$1,774,000	$4,955	49.4%	$1,839,000	$4,789	51.8%	$1,774,000	$4,901	50.2%
Local:	$1,594,000	$4,453	44.4%	$1,447,000	$3,768	40.8%	$1,513,000	$4,180	42.8%
Total Expenditures:	$3,368,000	$9,408		$3,316,000	$8,635		$3,122,000	$8,624
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,034,000	$8,475		$3,040,000	$7,917		$2,788,000	$7,702
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,970,000	$5,503	64.9%	$2,050,000	$5,339	67.4%	$1,877,000	$5,185	67.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$45,000	$126	1.5%	$106,000	$276	3.5%	$94,000	$260	3.4%
Administration:	$403,000	$1,126	13.3%	$431,000	$1,122	14.2%	$407,000	$1,124	14.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$616,000	$1,721	20.3%	$453,000	$1,180	14.9%	$410,000	$1,133	14.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$81,000	$226		$8,000	$21		$38,000	$105
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$66,000	$184		$71,000	$185		$59,000	$163
Interest on Debt:	$187,000	$522		$197,000	$513		$220,000	$608

Total Salary:	$1,574,000	$4,397		$1,639,000	$4,268		$1,537,000	$4,246
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,200,000	$3,352	76.2%	$1,247,000	$3,247	76.1%	$1,167,000	$3,224	75.9%
Other Salary:	$374,000	$1,045	23.8%	$392,000	$1,021	23.9%	$370,000	$1,022	24.1%
Total Benefit:	$855,000	$2,388		$857,000	$2,232		$763,000	$2,108
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$656,000	$1,832	76.7%	$662,000	$1,724	77.2%	$583,000	$1,610	76.4%
Other Benefit:	$199,000	$556	23.3%	$195,000	$508	22.8%	$180,000	$497	23.6%

* Bear Lake School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.