For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 214 students in Bendle 51±¬ÁÏs. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Bendle 51±¬ÁÏ have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,346 Schools
# Students
1,022 Students
537,169 Students
# Teachers
67 Teachers
31,645 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bendle 51±¬ÁÏs, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#689 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
38%
Graduation Rate
72%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
8%
9%
% Black
9%
23%
% White
72%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,754 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,567 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,754
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,567
$17,693
Best Bendle 51±¬ÁÏs Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bendle Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2294 E Bristol Rd
Burton, MI 48529
(810) 591-3385
Burton, MI 48529
(810) 591-3385
Gr: 6-8 | 214 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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