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Best High Schools in Zip Code 48529

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307

Students

Top rankedBendle High School646^th of 739 Michigan high schools

Summary:

The 48529 zip code is home to a single public high school, Bendle High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Bendle Public Schools district. This high school is facing significant academic challenges, with test scores well below the state average across multiple subjects and a declining statewide ranking, currently at 646 out of 739 Michigan high schools.

Bendle High School has a total enrollment of 322 students, with a high percentage (91.61%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 82.8%, and its dropout rate is 7.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 29.5% of students chronically absent during the same period.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, Bendle High School's academic performance remains significantly below the state average, with only 11.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, 25% in M-Step/Social Studies, and 19.4% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing for the 2024-2025 school year. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and the overall performance of the school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 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
Bendle High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2283 E Scottwood Ave	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 591-5103	307	18	16.6	89.9%	208 (67.8%)	36 (11.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	12	646^th of 739 public high schools	12.6%		28.4	521^st of 743 public high schools	29.9%	125	19.4	11.8	25.0	$16,285	$1,761	$14,524

Cities Near Zip Code 48529

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burton	0.14 mi	17	465^th
Flint	0.89 mi	65	473^rd
Grand Blanc	1.62 mi	15	277^th
Swartz Creek	5.67 mi	8	404^th
Davison	5.84 mi	10	175^th

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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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