Barhitte Elementary School

As a modestly sized K-5 school in BURTON, Michigan, Barhitte Elementary School instructs 309 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Bentley Community School District.

Bentley Community School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 706 students. Barhitte Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Barhitte Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Barhitte Elementary School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Barhitte Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Genesee County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate median household income runs about $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barhitte Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

The closest other public school is Bentley High School BOLD Academy, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Barhitte Elementary School.

Barhitte Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barhitte Elementary School has shrank 6%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 66% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Barhitte Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.