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Benton Harbor Area Schools is located in south Michigan. Benton Harbor Area Schools has 57.82 square miles of land area and 0.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Benton Harbor Area Schools population is 30,726. Benton Harbor Area Schools median household income is $25,912 in 2010-2014. Benton Harbor Area Schools median house value is $84,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Benton Harbor Area Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (509 out of 510, bottom 0%) Elementary/Middle School: (514 out of 516, bottom 0%)* Rank: #552
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	30,726 (2010-2014), rank #74
Population Growth	-5.41% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	522.59/sq mi, rank #137
Median Household Income:	$25,912 at 2010-2014—-2.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #541
Median House Price:	$84,100 at 2010-2014—-3.89% increase since 2005-2009, rank #457
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	57.82 sq mi, rank #323
Water Area:	0.98 sq mi (1.67%), rank #311
State:	Michigan
County:	Berrien County
City:	Benton Harbor, Sodus, Eau Claire, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Coloma
Zip:	49022, 49126, 49111, 49085, 49038
Area:	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

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Benton Harbor Area Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

636 Pipestone St

Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County

Phone: 269-605-1000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,658	2,770	3,137	3,183	3,748	3,629	3,855
English Language Learner Students:	120	82	0	38	0	2	1
Total Teachers:	160.85	159.50	178.75	208.65	232.00	246.00	247.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	13.60	17.62	15.00	18.00	18.00	17.00	18.00
Elementary:	56.25	55.90	67.00	74.00	74.00	76.00	78.00
Secondary:	50.50	47.98	56.00	72.00	88.00	103.00	91.00
Ungraded:	40.50	38.00	40.75	43.65	52.00	50.00	60.00
Total Other Staff:	234.12	252.20	264.15	288.55	331.20	310.20	317.70
Instructional Aides:	54.00	69.50	69.00	63.50	70.00	71.80	47.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.50	3.00	8.50	13.00	14.00	13.00	19.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	6.00	5.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	6.00	5.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	5.50	7.00	8.00	10.00	12.00
District Administrative Support:	4.01	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.50	4.00	2.00
School Administrators:	25.65	20.50	14.00	15.00	19.00	21.00	19.00
School Administrative Support:	13.47	17.75	24.50	26.50	33.00	32.00	33.50
Student Support Services:	20.04	13.25	16.25	16.00	16.00	16.50	27.00
Other Support Services:	105.45	115.20	118.40	138.55	157.70	133.90	149.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.52	17.37	17.55	15.26	16.16	14.75	15.61

Schools

Alternative Education At Sorter	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1421 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor MI 49022
Arts & Communications Academy At Fair Plain	Grade 1 to Grade 8	120 East Napier Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022
Benton Harbor High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	870 Colfax Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022
International Academy At Hull	Grade 1 to Grade 8	1716 Territorial Rd, Benton Harbor MI 49022
Kindergarten Discovery Center	Kindergarten to Kindergarten	1995 Union, Benton Harbor MI 49022
Montessori Academy At Henry C Morton	Grade 1 to Grade 8	267 North Hull Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022
Steam Academy At Mlk	Grade 1 to Grade 8	750 East Britain Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	9.4%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	8.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	27.5%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	39.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	9.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	14.6%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	18.3%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	24.9%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.2%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	7.6%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	11.8%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.1%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	31.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	45.8%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	35.6%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	30.9%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	37.1%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58.1%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	5.4%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	8.8%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.9%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	34.3%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	31.8%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	23.1%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	18.8%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	22.4%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	17.9%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	15%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.4%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.2%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.2%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	10%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	7%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.6%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.8%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.1%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	27.1%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	27.9%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.6%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	0%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	0%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	35.5%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	33.5%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	20.3%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.4%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.1%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.7%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	11%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	7.9%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.3%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.1%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.5%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.1%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	30.4%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	27.8%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	32.9%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	39.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	2.3%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	48.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	43.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	45.7%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	3.6%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	15%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	24.3%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.1%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	2.4%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	4.3%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.5%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	31.1%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	30.3%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	15.5%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	18.2%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	33.8%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	33.7%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	47.4%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	8.7%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	12.1%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	19.7%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	24.9%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.1%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	37.3%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.4%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.6%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	0.6%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	2.5%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	32.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	37.1%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	38.6%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	36%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.8%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	14.9%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	27.1%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.6%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.8%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.6%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29.1%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	0.6%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	0.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33.6%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38.4%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	27.4%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	20.3%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	34.1%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	0.6%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	1.7%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	11.4%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	12.6%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	8%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	5%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	7.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	8%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	8.4%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	5%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	1.7%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	1%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	20.1%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	24.2%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	16.4%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	26.1%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	14%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	13.8%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	16%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	6.5%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	14.6%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	7.6%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	8.3%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	12%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	0.8%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	0%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	42.2%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	42.6%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	40.6%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	34%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	41%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	4.3%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	3%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	6.8%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	5.9%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	5.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	8.8%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	6%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	8.3%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	6%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$35,162,000	$11,209		$40,565,000	$12,744		$40,712,000	$10,862
Federal:	$7,118,000	$2,269	20.2%	$10,716,000	$3,367	26.4%	$9,131,000	$2,436	22.4%
State:	$17,751,000	$5,659	50.5%	$19,865,000	$6,241	49.0%	$21,191,000	$5,654	52.1%
Local:	$10,293,000	$3,281	29.3%	$9,984,000	$3,137	24.6%	$10,390,000	$2,772	25.5%
Total Expenditures:	$34,985,000	$11,152		$39,280,000	$12,341		$45,565,000	$12,157
Total Current Expenditures:	$32,235,000	$10,276		$36,603,000	$11,500		$42,333,000	$11,295
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,169,000	$5,473	53.3%	$19,498,000	$6,126	53.3%	$24,382,000	$6,505	57.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,801,000	$1,212	11.8%	$4,683,000	$1,471	12.8%	$4,707,000	$1,256	11.1%
Administration:	$4,487,000	$1,430	13.9%	$4,546,000	$1,428	12.4%	$4,833,000	$1,289	11.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,778,000	$2,161	21.0%	$7,876,000	$2,474	21.5%	$8,411,000	$2,244	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,734,000	$553		$1,348,000	$423		$2,084,000	$556
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$119,000	$32
Total Other:	$592,000	$189		$471,000	$148		$432,000	$115
Interest on Debt:	$387,000	$123		$450,000	$141		$551,000	$147

Total Salary:	$13,357,000	$4,258		$16,275,000	$5,113		$21,203,000	$5,657
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,771,000	$3,115	73.2%	$10,929,000	$3,434	67.2%	$14,802,000	$3,949	69.8%
Other Salary:	$3,586,000	$1,143	26.8%	$5,346,000	$1,680	32.8%	$6,401,000	$1,708	30.2%
Total Benefit:	$8,562,000	$2,729		$10,373,000	$3,259		$11,494,000	$3,067
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,585,000	$2,099	76.9%	$7,211,000	$2,265	69.5%	$7,865,000	$2,098	68.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,977,000	$630	23.1%	$3,162,000	$993	30.5%	$3,629,000	$968	31.6%

* Benton Harbor Area Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.