Bellaire Public Schools

Summary:

The Bellaire Public Schools district consists of two schools: Bellaire MiddleHigh School, serving grades 6-12, and John R Rodger Elementary School, serving grades K-5. While the district spends significantly more per student than the state average, the schools have faced several challenges in recent years.

Bellaire MiddleHigh School has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 85th in 2022-2023 to 346th in 2024-2025. The school's graduation rate of 82.8% in 2023-2024 was below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% was higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized assessments, such as M-Step, PSAT, and SAT, was generally below state averages.

John R Rodger Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking of 664th out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. The school also had high rates of chronic absenteeism at 29.5% in 2023-2024, and a significant percentage of students (49.55%) received free or reduced-price lunch. Like Bellaire MiddleHigh School, the elementary school's performance on standardized tests was below state averages.

District Detail

204 W Forrest Home Ave
Bellaire, MI 49615-9565

(231) 533-8015

SchoolDigger Rank:
258^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 259

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

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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)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 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
Bellaire MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	204 W Forrest Home Ave	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8015	140	11	12.2	51.4%	129 (92.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	52.2	346^th of 739 public high schools	53.2%		64.4	216^th of 743 public high schools	70.9%	130	72.7	22.7	50.0				55.6	25.0				22.2	25.0		45.5	31.3		50.0	43.8	$23,513	$1,315	$22,197
John R Rodger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 John R Rodgers Rd	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8916	119	10	12.2	52.1%	110 (92.4%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	53.7	664^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.4%		39.8	851^st of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	187				31.8	36.8	57.1			36.4	26.3	42.9			52.4			38.1			$23,247	$3,210	$20,036

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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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