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Benton Harbor Area Schools Schools
Benton Harbor Area Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Berrien County (Benton Harbor). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Benton Harbor Area Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Benton Harbor Area Schools
4 of 6 schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
F: 4
Best schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- F Benton Harbor High School (High school, meets expectations)
- F Fair Plain East Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Martin Luther King JR Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Fair Plain Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Benton Harbor Area Schools
High schools (1)
- F Benton Harbor High School, Benton Harbor
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Fair Plain Middle School, Benton Harbor
- F Martin Luther King JR Elementary, Benton Harbor
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- F Fair Plain East Elementary, Benton Harbor
Other schools and academies (2)
- Career And Alternative Pathways To Education Center, Benton Harbor
- Discovery Enrichment Center, Benton Harbor
Where Benton Harbor Area Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Benton Harbor (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Berrien County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,314 students with 109 full-time-equivalent teachers and 329 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2604830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- St. Joseph Public Schools (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Coloma Community Schools (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Eau Claire Public Schools (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Watervliet School District (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Lakeshore School District (Berrien) (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Berrien Springs Public Schools (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Hartford Public Schools (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Bridgman Public Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Benton Harbor Area Schools
How many schools are in Benton Harbor Area Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Benton Harbor Area Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Benton Harbor.
How good are the schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 3.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 10.3%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Benton Harbor Area Schools?
1,314 students were enrolled in Benton Harbor Area Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Benton Harbor Area Schools?
Benton Harbor Area Schools is in Michigan, based in Berrien County, with its district office in Benton Harbor. Its boundary covers about 57.8 sq mi.