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Schools in Forest Home Township · Bellaire Public Schools

Forest Home Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

In Forest Home Township, 52% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Forest Home Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.8K
▲ 44% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
259 students on the public path
In brief

Forest Home Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1091 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Forest Home Township’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 22% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,820 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Bellaire MiddleHigh School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Forest Home Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1091)Better than 39%
Towns in Antrim County (15)Better than 20%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 140 test results could put Forest Home Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Forest Home Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (140 in math, 140 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forest Home Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5John R Rodger Elementary SchoolBellaire Public SchoolsC−
6–12Bellaire MiddleHigh SchoolBellaire Public SchoolsB

Forest Home Township’s public schools are run by Bellaire Public Schools, which also serves Bellaire and Kearney. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bellaire Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 259 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$23,820MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 140 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 140 students tested

Forest Home Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Forest Home Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest Home TownshipBBellaire
KearneyBBellaire
Helena—Mancelona
CusterBMancelona
BellaireBBellaire
Torch LakeA−Elk Rapids Schools PK–12 · Central Lake PK–12
MiltonAElk Rapids Schools
Central LakeC+Central Lake

2 of the 7 neighbors share Bellaire with Forest Home Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Forest Home Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Forest Home Townshipby address
John R Rodger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bellaire
C−
119 students12:1Rate it →
Bellaire MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bellaire
B
140 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest Home Township’s schools

Are Forest Home Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Forest Home Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Forest Home Township in?

Bellaire Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 259 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Forest Home Township spend per student?

$23,820 in Bellaire Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Forest Home Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.