High Schools in Benzie County Central Schools

Summary:

The Benzie County Central Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Benzie Central Senior High School and Benzie Academy. While both schools serve grades 9-12, Benzie County Central Schools district as a whole appears to be underperforming compared to state averages on several key metrics.

Based on the available data, Benzie Central Senior High School emerges as the stronger performing school in the district. It has a higher statewide ranking, better performance on standardized tests, and a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to Benzie Academy. However, both schools share similar graduation and dropout rates, suggesting they may face similar challenges in student retention and success.

The significant difference in student-teacher ratios between the two schools, with Benzie Academy having a much higher ratio, may be a contributing factor to the performance gap. Additionally, the higher free/reduced lunch rate at Benzie Academy indicates that the school serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, which could also be a factor in its lower academic performance.

District Detail

9300 Homestead Rd
Benzonia, MI 49616-9661

(231) 882-9653

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,136

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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
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	$00	$00	$00
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)					$00	$00	$00

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	8.69 mi	2	101^st
Bear Lake Schools	14.5 mi	2	174^th
Traverse City Area Public Schools	15.01 mi	16	156^th
Glen Lake Community Schools	17.27 mi	1
Onekama Consolidated Schools	19.04 mi	2

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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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