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Bear Lake School District, Michigan

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Bear Lake School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 284 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Bear Lake School District is a school district in Michigan (Manistee County). During the 2024 school year, 284 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Bear Lake School District consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joshua Groenwald20242030
Gregory Babinec20082030
Eric Smith19992030
Robert J. Gauthier20222028
Shad Buckner20152028
Constance Ledford20192026
Bethany Merrill20142026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $752,000 $2,523 15%
Local: $1,886,000 $6,329 39%
State: $2,231,000 $7,487 46%
Total: $4,869,000 $16,339
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,034,000 $13,536
Total Current Expenditures: $3,715,000 $12,466
Instructional Expenditures: $2,016,000 $6,765 50%
Student and Staff Support: $185,000 $620 5%
Administration: $681,000 $2,285 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $833,000 $2,795 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $91,000 $305
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $182,000 $610
Interest on Debt: $46,000 $154


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20-24 <50 PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 40-44 PS <=20 PS 45-49
2017-2018 25-29 <=20 PS PS 30-34
2016-2017 35-39 PS <50 <50 PS 35-39
2015-2016 25-29 PS <50 <50 25-29
2014-2015 15-19 PS <=20 PS PS 20-24
2013-2014 35-39 PS PS 21-39 PS PS 35-39
2012-2013 35-39 PS PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2011-2012 33 PS <=20 PS PS 30-34
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30-34 <50 PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 50-54 PS 21-39 PS 55-59
2017-2018 30-34 21-39 PS PS 30-34
2016-2017 45-49 PS <50 <50 PS 50-54
2015-2016 35-39 PS <50 <50 35-39
2014-2015 35-39 PS <=20 PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS <50 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 55 PS 21-39 PS PS 55-59
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 >=80
2015-2016 60-79 PS 60-79
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS 60-79
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 284 -2.1
2022-2023 290 -2.8
2021-2022 298 -3.0
2020-2021 307 6.8
2019-2020 286 0.7
2018-2019 284 4.2
2017-2018 272 2.2
2016-2017 266 -13.5
2015-2016 302 -1.7
2014-2015 307 -3.6
2013-2014 318 -11.6
2012-2013 355 -0.8
2011-2012 358 -7.3
2010-2011 384 5.7
2009-2010 362 -5.2
2008-2009 381 -2.4
2007-2008 390 -1.3
2006-2007 395 1.8
2005-2006 388 3.1
2004-2005 376 -3.7
2003-2004 390 7.9
2002-2003 359 0.6
2001-2002 357 -0.3
2000-2001 358 -0.3
1999-2000 359 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bear Lake School District (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.7
Black 0.7 18.2
Hispanic 12.3 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.0 5.3
White 86.3 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bear Lake School District had 19.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 8.70
Secondary: 6.37
Total: 19.23

Bear Lake School District employed 0.60 district administrators and 2.94 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.60
District Administrative Support: 0.43
School Administrators: 2.94
School Administrative Support: 2.30
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.29
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.83
Other Support Services: 9.92


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bear Lake School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bear Lake Elementary School166PK-6
Bear Lake High School1187-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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