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Best Public Schools in Benzie County, MI

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Schools

1,493

Students

Districts

Top rankedFrankfort High School138^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Frankfort Elementary School up 236 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Frankfort High School 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benzie Central Middle School	Public	6-8	9300 Homestead Rd	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 882-4497	239	14	17.5	56.1%	222 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	34.4	566^th of 890 public middle schools	36.4%		35.9	550^th of 897 public middle schools	38.7%	16	52.4	20.2						15.0	30.3				12.5	22.7		45.9			40.0		$14,746	$1,599	$13,147
Lake Ann Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	19375 Bronson Lake Rd	Interlochen	49643	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 275-7730	180	13	13.7	50.0%	167 (92.8%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	51.1	700^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.0%		58.9	569^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.7%	131					22.2	42.4	65.4			26.9	33.3	61.5			53.8			19.2			$16,248	$1,396	$14,851
Benzie Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	9300 Homestead Rd	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 882-4497	292	18	16.2	49.7%	256 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	65.8	220^th of 739 public high schools	70.2%		55.2	301^st of 743 public high schools	59.5%	81			53.6	23.2													53.6			52.2	$18,695	$1,304	$17,391
Homestead Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7048 Severance St	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 882-4641	209	14	14.8	63.2%	182 (87.1%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	22.6	1118^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.4	1136^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.6%	18					25.0	20.7	39.3			25.0	14.3	14.3			32.1			17.9			$17,529	$1,833	$15,696
Benzie Academy	Public	6-12	9222 Homestead Rd	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 882-4497	85	1	80.9	68.2%	76 (89.4%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)																					$5,299	$1,108	$4,191
Frankfort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Leelanau Ave	Frankfort	49635	Benzie County	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 352-4641	240	17	13.8	56.7%	217 (90.4%)	5 (2.1%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	73.3	362^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.7%		56.8	598^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.8%	236					41.7	65.0	57.9			50.0	37.5	55.3			63.2			42.1			$20,207	$1,614	$18,593
Frankfort High School	Public	6-12	534 11th St	Frankfort	49635	Benzie County	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 352-4781	248	20	12.5	50.0%	222 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	76.9	138^th of 739 public high schools	81.3%		79.9	118^th of 743 public high schools	84.1%	20	63.0	29.6	60.5	44.7				40.0	51.2				26.8	41.9		52.0	44.7		65.4	50.0	$23,209	$1,060	$22,149

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.