High Schools in Belding Area School District

Summary:

The Belding Area School District in Michigan is home to a single high school, Belding High School, which serves grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Belding High School appears to be performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.

Belding High School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 597 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 489 out of 739 in 2024-2025. The school is rated only 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average. The school's graduation rate of 82.8% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, Belding High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% compared to the state average.

Academically, Belding High School's test scores are consistently lower than the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students (54.53%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school's spending per student is slightly higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 20.3 is also slightly higher than the state average.

District Detail

850 Hall St
Belding, MI 48809-2214

(616) 794-4700

SchoolDigger Rank:
393^rd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,637

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	511	26	19.4	59.5%	440 (86.1%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	32.8	489^th of 739 public high schools	33.8%		25.9	546^th of 743 public high schools	26.5%	57	47.0	14.9	26.9	31.3	$13,406	$1,544	$11,862

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berrien Springs Public Schools	1.67 mi	11	404^th
Flat River Academy	4.18 mi	1
Greenville Public Schools	4.97 mi	7	99^th
Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	6.07 mi	6
Easton Township S/D #6	8.75 mi	1

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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.

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