For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 166 students in Bear Lake Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Michigan.
Public Preschool in Bear Lake School School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Michigan public pre school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,089 Schools
# Students
284 Students
372,198 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
24,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bear Lake Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#431 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)38%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.58
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
12%
9%
% Black
1%
21%
% White
86%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,049 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,243 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,049
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,243
$17,693
Best Bear Lake Schools School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bear Lake Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
7748 Cody St
Bear Lake, MI 49614
(231) 864-3133
Bear Lake, MI 49614
(231) 864-3133
Grades: PK-6
| 166 students
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