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Bentley Community Schools, Michigan

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Bentley Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 718 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Bentley Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Genesee County). During the 2024 school year, 718 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

Bentley Community Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Cheryl Blosser2028
Kevin Burge2028
Steven Bentley20252028
Hayley Downs20252028
Marisa Downs2026
Dawn McDaniel2026
Amanda Mobley2026

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: $1,742,000 $2,225 16%
Local: $2,207,000 $2,819 20%
State: $7,218,000 $9,218 65%
Total: $11,167,000 $14,262
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,431,000 $15,876
Total Current Expenditures: $9,110,000 $11,634
Instructional Expenditures: $5,402,000 $6,899 43%
Student and Staff Support: $805,000 $1,028 6%
Administration: $1,391,000 $1,776 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,512,000 $1,931 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,641,000 $3,372
Construction: $1,609,000 $2,054
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $256,000 $326


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 10 PS <=20 <=20 PS <=20 10-14
2018-2019 17 PS <=10 11-19 PS <=20 15-19
2017-2018 12 PS <=10 <=10 PS <=20 14
2016-2017 16 PS <=10 <=20 PS <=20 18
2015-2016 16 PS <=10 <=20 <50 <=20 19
2014-2015 17 <=10 <=20 PS <=20 20
2013-2014 25 PS <=10 <=20 PS <50 27
2012-2013 18 PS <=20 <=20 PS <50 20
2011-2012 21 PS <=20 <=20 PS <=20 24
2010-2011 75 >=50 60-79 >=80 PS >=80 75

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 27 PS <=20 21-39 PS 21-39 25-29
2018-2019 34 PS 11-19 20-29 PS 40-59 35-39
2017-2018 19 PS <=10 20-29 PS 21-39 21
2016-2017 30 PS 11-19 21-39 PS 21-39 33
2015-2016 30 PS 20-29 <=20 <50 21-39 32
2014-2015 30 11-19 <=20 PS <=20 33
2013-2014 58 PS 50-59 40-59 PS <50 59
2012-2013 60 PS 60-79 40-59 PS >=50 60
2011-2012 56 PS 40-59 21-39 PS 40-59 59
2010-2011 79 PS 60-79 60-79 PS 60-79 81

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 70-74 PS >=50 PS PS 70-79
2018-2019 70-74 >=50 >=50 PS 70-74
2017-2018 70-74 PS >=50 PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 75-79 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 70-79
2015-2016 60-64 PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 50-54 >=50 >=50 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89


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 718 -4.2
2022-2023 748 -4.7
2021-2022 783 2.3
2020-2021 765 -8.8
2019-2020 832 -0.5
2018-2019 836 2.2
2017-2018 818 -0.9
2016-2017 825 -5.7
2015-2016 872 -1.4
2014-2015 884 1.1
2013-2014 874 9.3
2012-2013 793 -7.7
2011-2012 854 0.4
2010-2011 851 -6.8
2009-2010 909 -3.9
2008-2009 944 -4.4
2007-2008 986 3.5
2006-2007 951 -0.6
2005-2006 957 -1.6
2004-2005 972 -7.6
2003-2004 1,046 -7.9
2002-2003 1,129 -1.4
2001-2002 1,145 -0.3
2000-2001 1,148 -1.9
1999-2000 1,170 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bentley Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 3.7
Black 11.7 18.2
Hispanic 11.0 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 8.2 5.3
White 68.3 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, Bentley Community Schools had 43.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 17.00
Secondary: 20.51
Total: 43.01

Bentley Community Schools employed 3.60 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.60
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 7.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 6.55
Other Support Services: 31.21


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]

Bentley Community Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Barhitte Elementary School317PK-5
Bentley High School Bold Academy179-12
Bentley Middle School1496-8
Bentley Senior High School2359-12

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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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