Enrollment
376
High
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260429007510
Beal City High School
3117 ELIAS RD, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 · (989) 644-3944 · Isabella County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Michigan public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
81 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 13% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beal City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
41.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beal City High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beal City High School this school | 376 | 21.5% | 44.0% |
| Boyne City High School BOYNE CITY | 383 | 22.2% | N/A |
| Elk Rapids High School ELK RAPIDS | 360 | 18.9% | N/A |
| Westwood High School ISHPEMING | 383 | 25.6% | N/A |
| Bullock Creek High School MIDLAND | 462 | 24.0% | N/A |
| Olivet High School OLIVET | 404 | 24.3% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beal City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #37 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #20 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #395 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #288 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #444 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #560 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #434 of 436 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 20.1 | 18.7:1 | 22% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 20.1 | 20.1:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 20.3 | 19.6:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 25% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 17.7 | 21.3:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 28% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 17% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beal City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (378 to 376); teachers up 13% (17.7 to 20.1).
About Beal City High School
Beal City High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan. Enrollment totals 376 students across grades 6 through 12.
Beal City High School is in Beal City Public Schools, a district with 641 students across 2 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Beal City High School is 92% White. The remaining shares are 3% Native American and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Beal City High School totals 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The average for high schools in Michigan is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Beal City High School is about 22%. It compares with 47% for public schools in Isabella County.
On the allk12 Grade, Beal City High School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Michigan public high schools.
Test results at Beal City High School are 12.7 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%, compared with a predicted 56.7%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
For Isabella County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $55,237, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 20 public schools and about 6,493 students.
Beal City Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Beal City High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.7% on proficiency, and Beal City High School is above that at 44.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Beal City High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Beal City High School enrolled 393 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 376. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.8:1 to 18.7:1.
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Isabella County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,565
Census ACS
Median income
$55,237
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beal City Public Schools
- Beal City Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
Other schools in MOUNT PLEASANT
- Mt Pleasant Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Mt Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Fancher SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Renaissance Public School AcademyElementary · 428 students
- Pullen Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Mary McGuire SchoolElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Beal City Elementary School0.1 mi · 265
- Weidman Elementary School3.6 mi · 258
- Mt Pleasant Middle School7.4 mi · 666
- Ganiard School7.6 mi · 220
- Vowles School8.6 mi · 235
- Fancher School8.8 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Beal City High SchoolHow large is Beal City High School?
Beal City High School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 06-12.
Is Beal City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beal City High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beal City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beal City High School is approximately 18.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beal City High School?
At Beal City High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Beal City High School?
Beal City High School is overseen by Beal City Public Schools in Isabella County.
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