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C+

Belding Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Belding, Grattan Township, Orleans Township, Otisco Township and Keene Township, and parts of Oakfield Township, Eureka Township and Easton Township.

Belding’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,637
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,548
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$73.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Belding Area School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Michigan districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $73.4M, about $44,862 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Belding 6,000AGrattan Township 3,896B−Orleans Township 2,758C+Otisco Township 2,303A−Keene Township 1,749

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Belding. Grade by grade →

PK–2Ellis Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Woodview Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Belding Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Belding High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 33.6% · 796 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 45.4% · 797 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.8% · 124 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,548 per student · 6% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 57%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,676’20
1,660’21
1,649’22
1,605’23
1,637’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Ellis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belding
391 students13:1
Woodview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Belding
C
372 students14:1
Belding Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belding
C
363 students17:1
Belding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belding
C
511 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Greenville Public SchoolsFairplain Township, Greenville, Montcalm Township
$14,476per student
Central Montcalm Public SchoolsFairplain Township, Sidney Township
$14,998per student
Lowell Area SchoolsBoston Township, Vergennes Township
$14,193per student
Cedar Springs Public SchoolsCourtland Township, Spencer Township
$14,657per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.