📍 9300 Homestead Rd, Benzonia, Benzie County, 49616
Benzie Central Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benzonia, Benzie County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benzie County Central Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benzie Central Middle School enrolls 264 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 234 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 264 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benzie Central Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 35, state house district 101.
Benzie Central Middle School is one of 6 schools in Benzie County Central Schools, based in BENZONIA, Michigan. The district serves 1,140 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Benzie Central Middle School is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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