State/Public Other Open

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy

๐Ÿ“ 455 Riverview Dr, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, 49022

442
Pupils
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Benton Harbor, Berrien County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Harbor Charter School Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy enrolls 442 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“9. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

Male students
225 (51%)
Female students
217 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“9

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American42696%
Hispanic or Latino102.3%
White3<1%
Two or more races2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

410 of the school's 442 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“9Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 21, state house district 79.

School district: Benton Harbor Charter School Academy

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is one of 1 schools in Benton Harbor Charter School Academy, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The district serves 418 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.

418
District students
1
Schools
23
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Small

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