Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Homestead Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+
Schools in Homestead Township · Benzie County Central School

Homestead Township’s public schools score below 61% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

67% of Homestead Township’s students graduate on time, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Homestead Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 95% 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
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 13–17 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
844 students on the public path
In brief

Homestead Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1147 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Homestead Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Homestead Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,079 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 13% 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 Homestead Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1147)Better than 21%
Towns in Benzie County (12)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 604 test results and a graduating class of 90 could put Homestead Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Homestead Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (600 in math, 608 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Homestead Township’s public schools are run by Benzie County Central School. 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.

Benzie County Central SchoolGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,136 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,079MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 608 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.6% · 600 students tested

Homestead Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Homestead TownshipC+Benzie County Central School
Platte—Benzie County Central School
Weldon—Benzie County Central School
InlandC+Benzie County Central School
BenzoniaC+Benzie County Central School
AlmiraC+Benzie County Central School

All 5 neighbors share Benzie County Central School with Homestead Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Homestead Township

5 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).

Also serving Homestead Townshipin other towns
Homestead Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benzonia
C
209 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Ann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Interlochen
A−
180 students14:1Rate it →
Betsie Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thompsonville
C
131 students13:1Rate it →
Benzie Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Benzonia
B−
239 students18:1Rate it →
Benzie Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Benzonia
85 studentsRate it →

Questions about Homestead Township’s schools

Are Homestead Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Homestead Township children attend score below 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Homestead Township in?

Benzie County Central School, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,136 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Homestead Township’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Benzie County Central School graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Homestead Township spend per student?

$16,079 in Benzie County Central School (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Homestead Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Homestead Township → They have their own page.

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.