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Beecher Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Genesee Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Michigan school districts

Students
542
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,461
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beecher Community School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 54% more per student than the MI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2022–23
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $4,059 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Genesee Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsKearsley Community Schools
6–8Armstrong Middle SchoolKearsley Community Schools
9–12Kearsley High SchoolKearsley Community Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency2%
State average 33.6% · 323 students tested
Reading / language arts10%
State average 45.4% · 323 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 81.8% · 53 in the class

93% 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
$25,461 per student · 54% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 48%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 42%Federal 49%

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

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

Enrollment over time
595’22
568’23
542’24

Down 8.9% since 2022–23.

Students
Black 89%White 6%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Mount Morris
D−
328 students16:1
Beecher High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mount Morris
D
185 students13:1
Beecher Alternative Education
High · Grades 9–12 · Flint
29 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mount Morris Consolidated School DistrictMount Morris, Thetford Township
$14,711per student
Clio Area School DistrictThetford Township, Vienna Township
$13,799per student
Flint City School DistrictFlint
$25,113per student
Atherton Community SchoolsBurton
$15,712per 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.