Beal City Public Schools

The Beal City Public Schools district in Michigan consists of two schools: Beal City High School and Beal City Elementary School. Beal City High School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Michigan with a 4-5 star rating and strong academic performance. In contrast, Beal City Elementary School has shown signs of improvement, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in recent years, though it still lags behind the high school in statewide rankings.

Beal City High School boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 6.2%, indicating a high level of student success. Its students outperform the state average on several key assessments, including SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (68% proficient vs. 51.3% statewide) and SAT Mathematics (56% proficient vs. 26.3% statewide). Beal City Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5 are generally on par with or above the state averages, suggesting solid academic performance.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Beal City High School at 91.69% and Beal City Elementary at 90.27%. The schools also have relatively low percentages of minority students, with the highest being Native American at 3.02% (high school) and 4.67% (elementary). While the high school spends $11,080 per student, the elementary school spends $14,710 per student, and both have relatively small class sizes with student-teacher ratios of 19.5 and 14.3, respectively. The district may benefit from exploring ways to foster greater diversity and inclusion, as well as addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.8% at the elementary school.